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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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