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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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