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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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