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