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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. ##¶&*=:=~.
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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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