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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.         .....:«/^%
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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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