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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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