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%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
$:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ %%::%% ¨                ¨ %%::%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:$
%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%««##««%% ¨    THE     ¨ %%««##««%% ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
#%$:«.¨¨¨¨  :««######««:   %      %   :««######««:  ¨¨¨¨.«:$%#
##%$:«.¨¨¨ ¨ %%««##««%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%««##««%% ¨ ¨¨¨.«:$%##
###%$:«.¨¨  %¨ %%::%% ¨%%            %%¨ %%::%% ¨%  ¨¨.«:$%###
####%$:«.¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨.«:$%####
###%$:«.¨¨ %              DEEP BELOW              % ¨¨.«:$%###
##%$:«.¨¨¨   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ¨¨¨.«:$%##
#%$:«.¨¨¨¨    IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE   ¨¨¨¨.«:$%#
%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
$:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:$
%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
#%$:«.¨¨¨¨   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  ¨¨¨¨.«:$%#
##%$:«.¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨.«:$%##
###%$:«.¨¨  YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO   ¨¨.«:$%###
####%$:«.¨         GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.        ¨.«:$%####
###%$:«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«:$%###
##%$:«.¨¨¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨¨¨.«:$%##
#%$:«.¨¨¨¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨¨¨¨.«:$%#
%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
$:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:$
%$:«.¨¨¨¨¨   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ¨¨¨¨¨.«:$%
#%$:«.¨¨¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨¨¨.«:$%#
##%$:«.¨¨¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨¨¨.«:$%##
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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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