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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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