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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       ¨¨.«=^%&@#
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&%^=«.¨¨¨¨   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,    ¨¨¨¨¨.«=^%
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@&%^=«.¨¨¨     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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