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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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