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¨¨¨^«;%%¤@  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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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