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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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