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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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