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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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