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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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