§§¨§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨§
§¨§¨§§§¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§   ¨ &&::&& ¨                ¨ &&::&& ¨   ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
§§§¨¨§§§§§ ¨ &&««§§««&& ¨    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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¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§§