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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.        ¨¨^«=§@¤##
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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.        ¨^«=§@¤###
##¤@§=«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«=§@¤##
###¤@§=«^¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨^«=§@¤###
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