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¨:~=&§¶###    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ###¶§&=~:¨
¨¨¨¨:~=&§#   ¨ &&††&& ¨                ¨ &&††&& ¨   #§&=~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~†=&§¶## ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    THE     ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨ ##¶§&=†~:¨
¨:~†=&§¶##  †~~§§##§§~~†   &      &   †~~§§##§§~~†  ##¶§&=†~:¨
¨¨¨::†††=§ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨&& SHOWER &&¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨ §=†††::¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨::†&§  &¨ &&††&& ¨&&            &&¨ &&††&& ¨&  §&†::¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~=§# #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # #§=~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:†&§§¶ &              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.        §==~~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~†=&§¶##                                          ##¶§&=†~:¨
¨:~†====§#  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.        #¶§§&=†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=§                                          §=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:†&&§§    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    §§&&†:¨¨¨¨
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