§§§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§§§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§   ¨ %%**%% ¨                ¨ %%**%% ¨   ¨§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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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§§§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
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¨§§§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§