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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.         ¨¨^===*@##
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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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