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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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