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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. ¨¨¨^-\§@¶#
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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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