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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. #%$†~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~†$%                                          %$†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$   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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