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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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