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