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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.         ¨^-==%@¶¶¶
¶%=-^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^-=%¶
##@¶@%=-^¨       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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