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$*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*$
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#$$*~^¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨^~*$$#
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$*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*$
*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $              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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