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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨--;§
$§;--¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨--;§$
¤$§;--¨¨¨¨  IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.   ¨¨¨¨--;§$¤
#¤$§;--¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨--;§$¤#
##¤$§;--¨¨   YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO  ¨¨--;§$¤##
###¤$§;--¨         GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.        ¨--;§$¤###
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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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#¤$§;--¨¨¨ THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU,  ¨¨¨--;§$¤#
##¤$§;--¨¨   KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM  ¨¨--;§$¤##
###¤$§;--¨    LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS   ¨--;§$¤###
##¤$§;--¨¨  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¨¨--;§$¤##
#¤$§;--¨¨¨  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ¨¨¨--;§$¤#
¤$§;--¨¨¨¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨--;§$¤
$§;--¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨--;§$
§;--¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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