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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=
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