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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨--^@@
¶@%*-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-*%@¶
###¶@%*-^¨  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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