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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.    ¨¨~†%$¤###
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##¤$%†~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~†%$¤##
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##¤$%†~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~†%$¤##