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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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§§§§¤†^~:¨                                          ¨:~^†¤§§§§
#@¶§¤†^~:¨                                          ¨:~^†¤§¶@#
#@¶§¤†^~:¨                                          ¨:~^†¤§¶@#
##@§¤†^~:¨                                          ¨:~^†¤§@##