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,~;$%§¶###   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ###¶§%$;~,
..,,~;$$§¶    IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE   ¶§$$;~,,..
.,~;$§¶###  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ###¶§$;~,.
.,~;$%§¶## MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  ##¶§%$;~,.
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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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