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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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