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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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§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨