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§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨
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¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    THE     ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨ ¨§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§§  ^~~§§##§§~~^   %      %   ^~~§§##§§~~^  ¨¨§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨ §¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§§¨¨  %¨ %%^^%% ¨%%            %%¨ %%^^%% ¨%  ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ %              DEEP BELOW              % §§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨§§¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. §§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§§§¨¨§§§§  YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO   §§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§§        GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.         §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       §¨¨§§¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§§§§     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   §§§§§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§¨¨§   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨ THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU,  ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨  KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM   §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨§§¨   LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS    §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¨¨§§§¨¨§§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨§§§¨¨§§ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. §§¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§§    YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,   ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨§§§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§§§§§§   SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF  ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§§§§§    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§§§§  TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE §§¨¨§§§§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§§§         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
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