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¨-«:%$§@##   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ##@§$%:«-¨
¨¨¨¨«%$$§§   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    §§$$%«¨¨¨¨
¨-«:%$§@##   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ##@§$%:«-¨
¨¨-««%$§@@ MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  @@§$%««-¨¨
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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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¨-«:::::$@    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    @$:::::«-¨
¨-«:%$§@##    DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,     ##@§$%:«-¨
¨¨¨¨-::%§§   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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