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¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#¨ ¨ $$««##««$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$««##««$$ ¨ ¨#¨##¨¨###
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#¨#####¨¨¨ $              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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