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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.  ¨.»^†%¤@##
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@¤%†^».¨¨¨   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.        ¨¨.»^†%¤@#
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#@¤%†^».¨¨ 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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