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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†*
&*†«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*&
#&*†«:¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨:«†*&#
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