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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. ¨,~^*%@###
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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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