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