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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.  .....,~†§%
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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.         ..,~†§%@##
#@%§†~,...                                          ...,~†§%@#
@%§†~,....       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. .....,~†§%
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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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