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