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##¶@§%†«.¨   ¨ §§††§§ ¨                ¨ §§††§§ ¨   ¨.«†%§@¶##
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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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