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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.         ¶¶%†--¨¨¨¨
¨-=†%%@¶##                                          ##¶@%%†=-¨
¨-=†%%@¶##       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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