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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 @##*=,,,,,
,,=**$$$#@ OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR @#$$$**=,,
,,,,,,=*$# TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE #$*=,,,,,,
,,=**$#¶@# HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. #@¶#$**=,,
,,=**$#¶@# #@¶#$**=,,
,,=**$#¶@# LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. #@¶#$**=,,
,,=**$#¶¶@ @¶¶#$**=,,
,,=**$#¶¶@ @¶¶#$**=,,
,,=**$#¶@# #@¶#$**=,,
,,,,===*$¶ ¶$*===,,,,
,,,==**$¶¶ ¶¶$**==,,,