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