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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. ¨¨-«\*%#@#
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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.        ¨-«\*%#@##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
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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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