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