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#$%;;;;=:¨  ;==######==;   $      $   ;==######==;  ¨:=;;;;%$#
@@#%=::¨¨¨ ¨ $$==##==$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$==##==$$ ¨ ¨¨¨::=%#@@
##@#$%;=:¨  $¨ $$;;$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$;;$$ ¨$  ¨:=;%$#@##
##@#$%;=:¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨:=;%$#@##
@@@#$%;=:¨ $              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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