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