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