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###§%§==~¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨~==§%§###
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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. ¨¨~~====%#
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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. ¨~==§%%%%§
§§=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=§§
#§§=~¨¨¨¨¨   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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