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~^........ . ££~~¤¤~~££ .££ SHOWER ££. ££~~¤¤~~££ . ........^~
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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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