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