§§$:=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
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##@§§$:=~¨                                          ¨~=:$§§@##
#@§§$:=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=:$§§@#
@§§$:=~¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨   ¨ §§::§§ ¨                ¨ §§::§§ ¨   ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§==§§==§§ ¨    THE     ¨ §§==§§==§§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
$:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨  :==§§##§§==:   §      §   :==§§##§§==:  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§==§§==§§ ¨§§ SHOWER §§¨ §§==§§==§§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨  §¨ §§::§§ ¨§§            §§¨ §§::§§ ¨§  ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
#@§§$:=~¨¨ §              DEEP BELOW              § ¨¨~=:$§§@#
##@§§$:=~¨  GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,   ¨~=:$§§@##
#@§§$:=~¨¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨¨~=:$§§@#
@§§$:=~¨¨¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
$:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨  YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO   ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨         GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.        ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
#@§§$:=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=:$§§@#
##@§§$:=~¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨~=:$§§@##
#@§§$:=~¨¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨¨~=:$§§@#
@§§$:=~¨¨¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
$:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
#@§§$:=~¨¨  KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM   ¨¨~=:$§§@#
##@§§$:=~¨   LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS    ¨~=:$§§@##
#@§§$:=~¨¨  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¨¨~=:$§§@#
@§§$:=~¨¨¨  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
$:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨   YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨   SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF  ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
#@§§$:=~¨¨    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    ¨¨~=:$§§@#
##@§§$:=~¨  TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨~=:$§§@##
#@§§$:=~¨¨         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ¨¨~=:$§§@#
@§§$:=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=:$§§@
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
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§$:=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=:$§
§§$:=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=:$§§
@§§$:=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=:$§§@