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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=§
=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=
«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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§=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=§
=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=