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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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