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@#§$%*~^¨¨ $              DEEP BELOW              $ ¨¨^~*%$§#@
#@#§$%*~^¨  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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*
%*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*%
$%*~^¨¨¨¨¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%$
§$%*~^¨¨¨¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨¨¨¨^~*%$§
#§$%*~^¨¨¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨¨¨^~*%$§#
@#§$%*~^¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨¨^~*%$§#@
#@#§$%*~^¨    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ¨^~*%$§#@#
@#§$%*~^¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨^~*%$§#@
#§$%*~^¨¨¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨¨¨^~*%$§#
§$%*~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~*%$§
$%*~^¨¨¨¨¨  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%$
%*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨   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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*%
$%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%$
§$%*~^¨¨¨¨   YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,    ¨¨¨¨^~*%$§
#§$%*~^¨¨¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨¨¨^~*%$§#
@#§$%*~^¨¨    DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,     ¨¨^~*%$§#@
#@#§$%*~^¨  SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF   ¨^~*%$§#@#
@#§$%*~^¨¨    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    ¨¨^~*%$§#@
#§$%*~^¨¨¨  TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨¨¨^~*%$§#
§$%*~^¨¨¨¨        HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.         ¨¨¨¨^~*%$§
$%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%$
%*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*%
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$%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%$