¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=                                          =~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=                                          =~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=†    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    †=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~=†%   ¨ %%==%% ¨                ¨ %%==%% ¨   %†=~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~=†%§ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨