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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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