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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨-~†*&
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨-~†*&
*†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†*
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†*
&*†~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~†*&
#&*†~-¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨-~†*&#
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