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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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