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§¨§§§§§§§§ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨    THE     ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨ ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨%% 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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