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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. ¨¨¨¨~«*%@#
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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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