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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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