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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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