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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*                                          *=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨