¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§   ¨ §§==§§ ¨                ¨ §§==§§ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ¨ §§»»§§»»§§ ¨    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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§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§¨