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£#%/«.....   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  .....«/%#£
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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  .~«/=%#£@#
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#@£#%=/«~.        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        .~«/=%#£@#
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#%%%%=/«~.    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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