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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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