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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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