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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.         ##@%*=«~..
...~«=*%@#                                          #@%*=«~...
....~«=*%@       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. %*=«~.....
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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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