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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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