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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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##$$/«~¨¨¨  IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.   ¨¨¨~«/$$##
#$$/«~¨¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨¨~«/$$#
$$/«~¨¨¨¨¨   YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO  ¨¨¨¨¨~«/$$
$/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨         GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/$
/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/
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