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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.        ¨....~~§%@
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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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