¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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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