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@%§=«,¨¨¨¨  =««@@##@@««=   %      %   =««@@##@@««=  ¨¨¨¨,«=§%@
%§=«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%««@@««%% ¨%% 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.        ¨,«=§%@@##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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