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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.        ¨.»/%%%%*¶
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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.         ¨.»/%*§¶¶@
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#@¶§*%/».¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨.»/%*§¶@#
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