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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. ¨¨¨^*=%@##
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^*=
*^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^*
=*^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^*=
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