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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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