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:«^.......    . .  . .                  . .  . .    .......^«:
=:«^......   . $$::$$ .                . $$::$$ .   ......^«:=
$=:«^..... . $$««§§««$$ .    THE     . $$««§§««$$ . .....^«:=$
§$=:«^....  :««§§##§§««:   $      $   :««§§##§§««:  ....^«:=$§
#§$=:«^... . $$««§§««$$ .$$ SHOWER $$. $$««§§««$$ . ...^«:=$§#
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###§$=:«^. #  . .  . .                  . .  . .  # .^«:=$§###
##§$=:«^.. $              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.        .........^
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:«^.......       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       .......^«:
=:«^......     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ......^«:=
$=:«^.....   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   .....^«:=$
§$=:«^....  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ....^«:=$§
#§$=:«^...    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ...^«:=$§#
##§$=:«^..  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ..^«:=$§##
###§$=:«^.        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        .^«:=$§###
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#§$=:«^...  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ...^«:=$§#
§$=:«^....  KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM   ....^«:=$§
$=:«^.....    LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS   .....^«:=$
=:«^......  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    ......^«:=
$=:«^.....  TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE .....^«:=$
§$=:«^....         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ....^«:=$§
#§$=:«^...                                          ...^«:=$§#
##§$=:«^..    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ..^«:=$§##
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