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##£@§%\=:¨   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       ¨¨¨¨¨:=\§@
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##£@§%\=:¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨:=\%§@£##
##£@§%\=:¨   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ¨:=\%§@£##
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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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##£@§%\=:¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨:=\%§@£##
##£@§%\=:¨     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    ¨:=\%§@£##
#@%=¨¨¨¨¨¨   SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF  ¨¨¨¨¨¨=%@#
##£@§%\=:¨    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    ¨:=\%§@£##
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##£@§%\=:¨         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ¨:=\%§@£##
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##£@§%\=:¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨:=\%§@£##
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