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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. ¨,«^*%¤¶¶@
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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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