¨¨¨^=:$*§@                                          @§*$:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:$*§                                          §*$:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:$*                                          *$:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:$                                          $:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:                                          :=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^   ¨ **::** ¨                ¨ **::** ¨   ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ **==§§==** ¨    THE     ¨ **==§§==** ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  :==§§##§§==:   *      *   :==§§##§§==:  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ **==§§==** ¨** SHOWER **¨ **==§§==** ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  *¨ **::** ¨**            **¨ **::** ¨*  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ *              DEEP BELOW              * ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=  GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,   =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:    IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE   :=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:$  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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