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@$**/~~~:¨                                          ¨:~~~/**$@
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##¶@$*/~:¨   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   ¨:~/*$@¶##
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@$$/::¨¨¨¨  /~~@@##@@~~/   $      $   /~~@@##@@~~/  ¨¨¨¨::/$$@
@$**/:¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨:/**$@
#¶@*~:¨¨¨¨  $¨ $$//$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$//$$ ¨$  ¨¨¨¨:~*@¶#
¶¶$**//~:¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨:~//**$¶¶
@@$$/:¨¨¨¨ $              DEEP BELOW              $ ¨¨¨¨:/$$@@
#¶$/~~:¨¨¨   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ¨¨¨:~~/$¶#
##¶@$*/~:¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨:~/*$@¶##
##¶@$*/~:¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨:~/*$@¶##
##¶@$*/~:¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ¨:~/*$@¶##
#¶¶@$*/~:¨                                          ¨:~/*$@¶¶#
##¶@$*/~:¨  IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.   ¨:~/*$@¶##
@*/~¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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¶$$$/~~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~~/$$$¶