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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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#@#§*%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%*§#@#