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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.         ¨¨^-*%¤@#@
#@¤%*-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-*%¤@#
@¤%*-^¨¨¨¨       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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