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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.        .........=
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..........       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.        ..........
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..........    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ..........
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