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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨,«;%@
%;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;%
;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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