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¨¨¨^~*=*@#    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    #@*=*~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~*=*@##   ¨ ****** ¨                ¨ ****** ¨   ##@*=*~^¨¨
¨^~*=*@### ¨ **~~@@~~** ¨    THE     ¨ **~~@@~~** ¨ ###@*=*~^¨
¨¨^~*=*@##  *~~@@##@@~~*   *      *   *~~@@##@@~~*  ##@*=*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=*@# ¨ **~~@@~~** ¨** SHOWER **¨ **~~@@~~** ¨ #@*=*~^¨¨¨
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¨^~*=*@### #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ###@*=*~^¨
¨¨^~*=*@## *              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. ##@*=*~^¨¨
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¨¨^~*=*@##   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.        #@*=*~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~*=*@##                                          ##@*=*~^¨¨
¨^~*=*@###  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.        ##@*=*~^¨¨
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¨¨^~*=*@##    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ##@*=*~^¨¨
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