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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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