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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.    ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*                                          *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*†                                          †*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*†%                                          %†*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*†%&                                          &%†*=,¨¨¨¨