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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.  ##@&$=«~,,
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,,~«=$&@##   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.         &$=«~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«=       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       =«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«=  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, =«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«=$   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. ##@&$=«~,,
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,,~«=$&@##   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.         «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ,,,,,,,,,,
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