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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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