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~.........  *««######««*   $      $   *««######««*  .........~
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«~........ #  . .  . .                  . .  . .  # ........~«
*«~....... $              DEEP BELOW              $ .......~«*
**«~......  GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,   ......~«**
$**«~.....   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    .....~«**$
#$**«~....  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ....~«**$#
##$**«~...  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ...~«**$##
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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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