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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.  $==-^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-==$@#  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.         $==-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-==                                          ==-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-==$    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    $==-^¨¨¨¨¨
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