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###@%†\«~¨ ¨ %%««&&««%% ¨%% 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.        ¨~«\†%@###
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##@&%†\«~¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨~«\†%&@##
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