§¨§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          §§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§§§§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§§§   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨§§§§§¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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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¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§§