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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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