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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    ###¶&$==~.
.~==%$$&¶¶     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    ¶¶&$$%==~.
.~==%$&¶¶¶  SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF   ¶¶¶&$%==~.
.~=====%$&    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    &$%=====~.
.~==%%$$&& TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE  &&$$%%==~.
.~=%$&¶###        HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.         ###¶&$%=~.
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.~==%$&¶##    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ##¶&$%==~.
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