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@#$**~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~**$#@
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~**
$**~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~**$
#$**~.¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨.~**$#
@#$**~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~**$#@
#@#$**~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~**$#@#
##@#$**~.¨                                          ¨.~**$#@##
#@#$**~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~**$#@#
@#$**~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~**$#@