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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.  ¨^~§§¤¶###
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#¶¤§^^¨¨¨¨  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.         ¨^~^§§¤###
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¤¤§§^^¨¨¨¨       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.        ¨^~^§§¤¶¶¶
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¤§§§~¨¨¨¨¨  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. ¨^~^§§¤¶##
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##¶¤§§^~^¨    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.         ¨¨¨¨^^^^§¶
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#¶§§^~~^^¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨^^~~^§§¶#
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