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