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