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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.        §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§ 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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