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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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