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¨¨¨:===\%¤ 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 ###¤%=\=:¨
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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 ¤====::¨¨¨
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¨:=\\==%%# 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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¨:=\=%¤### 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 ####%=\=:¨
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