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¨¨¨¨~^^%%¶   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   ¶¤%^«~~¨¨¨
¨~«^$%¤¶##  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ##¶¤%$^«~¨
¨~«^$%¤¶##    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ##¶¤%$^«~¨
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¨~«^$%¤###        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ###¤%$^«~¨
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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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¨~«^$%¤¶¶#    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    #¶¶¤%$^«~¨
¨~«^$%¶###    DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,     ###¶%$^«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^%%¶   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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