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##@#%^/=~¨                                          ¨~=/^%#@##
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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. ¨~=/^%#@##
##@#%^/=~¨                                          ¨~=/^%#@##
###^/~~¨¨¨   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.         ¨~=/^%#@##
#^=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=^#
####%^/=~¨       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.        ¨~/^%#@###
##@#%^/=~¨                                          ¨~=/^%#@##
#^^=~~¨¨¨¨ 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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