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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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