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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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