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@$::--¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§--@@--§§ ¨§§ SHOWER §§¨ §§--@@--§§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨--::$@
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@$-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-$@
@§$:-¨¨¨¨¨ §              DEEP BELOW              § ¨¨¨¨¨-:$§@
@§$:-:::¨¨   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ¨¨:::-:$§@
#§§$$$:-:¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨:-:$$$§§#
###@§$:-:¨  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ¨:-:$§@###
#§:::¨¨¨¨¨  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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