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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   $§^~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^§  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  §^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^§ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. §^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~^§$                                          $§^~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~^§$#    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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