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&@†*«~....                                          ....~«*†@&
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&@†*«~....  *««&&##&&««*   @      @   *««&&##&&««*  ....~«*†@&
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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. ......~«*†
@†*«~.....                                          .....~«*†@
&@†*«~....    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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