¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
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¨§¨§§§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§¨
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¨¨¨§§§§§§§  †»»§§##§§»»†   %      %   †»»§§##§§»»†  §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%»»§§»»%% ¨%% 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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨