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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. ¨¨¨.~;%$§#
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###§$%;~.¨   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.         ¨¨¨.~;%$§#
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#§$%;~.¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨.~;%$§#
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