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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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