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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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