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$*^~^..... . $$~~@@~~$$ .    THE     . $$~~@@~~$$ . .....^~^*$
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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. ......^~^*
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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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