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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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