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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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