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$*\=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=\*$
*\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\*
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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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\
*\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\*
$*\=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=\*$
@$*\=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=\*$@
#@$*\=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=\*$@#