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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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