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§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨   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. §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
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¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§   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.        §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨       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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
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§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ 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. ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨   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.        §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
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