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¶§%$=~~...   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ...~~=$%§¶
¶¶%%$==~..  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ..~==$%%¶¶
##¶§%$==~. MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  .~==$%§¶##
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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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§$=~......       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ......~=$§
#¶§$==~...     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ...~==$§¶#
##¶§%$==~.   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   .~==$%§¶##
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§§%$=.....  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  .....=$%§§
§$==~~....        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ....~~==$§
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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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###¶%$==~.    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    .~==$%¶###
#¶¶§%$==~.     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    .~==$%§¶¶#
#¶%==~....  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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