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