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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. @¤*=«,¨¨¨¨
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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.        ##@@¤*=«,¨
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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.        #@@¤*=«,¨¨
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¨¨,«=*¤@@#    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    #@@¤*=«,¨¨
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