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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.        §§¨§§§§¨§¨
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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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