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¨¨.~†%$§##  †~~§§##§§~~†   $      $   †~~§§##§§~~†  ##§$%†~.¨¨
¨.~†%$§### ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨ ###§$%†~.¨
¨¨.~†%$§##  $¨ $$††$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$††$$ ¨$  ##§$%†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†%$§# #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # #§$%†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†%$§ $              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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