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