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&¨&¨&¨&¨&& ¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
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&¨&¨&¨&¨&& 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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