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§^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨  GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^§
*§^«~¨¨¨¨¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨¨¨¨¨~«^§*
@*§^«~¨¨¨¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨¨¨¨~«^§*@
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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       ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^§
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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
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^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^
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@*§^«~¨¨¨¨    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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