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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   ¨¨¨¨-~/^$#
$^/~-¨¨¨¨¨ MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  ¨¨¨¨¨-~/^$
^/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/^
/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/^
$^/~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~/^$
#$^/~-¨¨¨¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨¨¨¨-~/^$#
¶#$^/~-¨¨¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨¨¨-~/^$#¶
#¶#$^/~-¨¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨¨-~/^$#¶#
##¶#$^/~-¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨-~/^$#¶##
#¶#$^/~-¨¨    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ¨¨-~/^$#¶#
¶#$^/~-¨¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨¨-~/^$#¶
#$^/~-¨¨¨¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨¨¨¨-~/^$#
$^/~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~/^$
^/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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¶#$^/~-¨¨¨    YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,   ¨¨¨-~/^$#¶
#¶#$^/~-¨¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨¨-~/^$#¶#
##¶#$^/~-¨     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    ¨-~/^$#¶##
#¶#$^/~-¨¨  SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF   ¨¨-~/^$#¶#
¶#$^/~-¨¨¨    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    ¨¨¨-~/^$#¶
#$^/~-¨¨¨¨  TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨¨¨¨-~/^$#
$^/~-¨¨¨¨¨        HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.         ¨¨¨¨¨-~/^$
^/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/^
/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/
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