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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.    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§