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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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