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@&*%†~^...                                          ...^~†%*&@
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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.        ........^~
†~^.......                                          .......^~†
%†~^......  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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@&*%†~^...                                          ...^~†%*&@
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