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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.  ¨¨^=^*§@##
#@§*^=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=^*§@#
@§*^=^¨¨¨¨  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.        ¨¨¨^=^*§@#
@§*^=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=^*§@
§*^=^¨¨¨¨¨  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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^*
^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^
*^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^*
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