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