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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. ..^~=*%&##
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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.        ........^~
=~^.......                                          .......^~=
*=~^......    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ......^~=*
%*=~^.....                                          .....^~=*%
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