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¶¶§§§=†-~¨  †--§§##§§--†   §      §   †--§§##§§--†  ¨~-†=§§§¶¶
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨--=§
#@¶§§=†-~¨                                          ¨~-†=§§¶@#
@§=-~¨¨¨¨¨       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.        ¨¨¨¨-==§¶¶
@§§†~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~†§§@
¶¶§=-~~¨¨¨  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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