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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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