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