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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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