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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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