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#§$:,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,:$§#
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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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@$$=:~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~:=$$@
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