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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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#@&§$†».¨¨   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  ¨¨.»†$§&@#
@&§$†».¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨.»†$§&@
&§$†».¨¨¨¨  YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO   ¨¨¨¨.»†$§&
§$†».¨¨¨¨¨        GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.         ¨¨¨¨¨.»†$§
$†».¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†$
†».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       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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