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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
§:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:§
$§:~.¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨.~:§$
§$§:~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~:§$§
#§$§:~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~:§$§#
##§$§:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:§$§##
###§$§:~.¨                                          ¨.~:§$§###
##§$§:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:§$§##