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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.         ¨¨¨,~~%%$&
#$$%~~~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~~~%$$#
#@#&$%*~,¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨,~*%$&#@#
@@#&$%*~,¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨,~*%$&#@@
#&%~,¨¨¨¨¨   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  ¨¨¨¨,~~%&&
#@#&$%*~,¨  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ¨,~*%$&#@#
&$$*~¨¨¨¨¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨¨~*$$&
#@#&$%*~,¨                                          ¨,~*%$&#@#
#@#&$%*~,¨   YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,    ¨,~*%$&#@#
@&$*~¨¨¨¨¨    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    ¨¨¨¨¨~*$&@
##@#&$%~,¨    DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,     ¨,~%$&#@##
@&%~~,¨¨¨¨  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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