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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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