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¨¨¨¨¨^~*†$ $              DEEP BELOW              $ $†*~^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~*†$#@   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.        #$†*~^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~*†$   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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