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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.   .....~«†*£
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#@£*†«~...  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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##@£*†«~..    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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