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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. ¨,~†*%§¶¶@
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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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