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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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