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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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