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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.        .......^~:
~^........                                          ........^~
^......... 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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