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¨¨¨¨¨«%%§@   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.   §%%=«««-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«%§   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  ¶¶¶§%%=«-¨
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¨¨¨¨-««%%¶  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¶%%««-¨¨¨¨
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¨-«=%%§¶@#    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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