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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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