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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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