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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  /~~@@##@@~~/   $      $   /~~@@##@@~~/  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  $¨ $$//$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$//$$ ¨$  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $              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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