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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. §§¨¨§¨§¨§§
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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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