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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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