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