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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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