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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.         #§%$^-~¨¨¨
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¨~-^$%§###       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  $^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-                                          -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^ THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU,  ^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^$  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    $^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE  ^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^                                          ^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^$    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    $^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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