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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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