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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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@£&¤§;«,¨¨   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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