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†\=~,,,,,, 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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