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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.         ¨¨^~†@#@##
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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨^~†@#
@†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†@
#@†~^¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨^~†@#
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