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§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§ $ DEEP BELOW $ ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§ 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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