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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.        ¨#¨#¨¨#¨#¨
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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. ##¨#¨##¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨##¨##¨   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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