¨¨¨¨¨^=\†*                                          *†\=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\†                                          †\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\                                          \=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=                                          =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^   ¨ **\\** ¨                ¨ **\\** ¨   ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= ¨ **==¤¤==** ¨    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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¨¨^=\†*¤#@                                          @#¤*†\=^¨¨