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#£*†=~....    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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