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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. ##§%*\~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~\*%§# #§%*\~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~\*%§ 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. #§%*\~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~\*%§## ##§%*\~.¨¨
¨.~\*%§### 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. %*\~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~\*%§ §%*\~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~\*%§# 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. ##§%*\~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~\*%§# #§%*\~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~\*%§ 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. ####§%*\~.
¨.~\*%§### ###§%*\~.¨
¨¨.~\*%§## LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ##§%*\~.¨¨
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