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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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