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¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨& ¨ **^^** ¨ ¨ **^^** ¨ &&&¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨ **==&&==** ¨ THE ¨ **==&&==** ¨ ¨¨&¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨&&&&&&& ^==&#&&==^ * * ^==&#&&==^ ¨&&&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨& ¨ **==&&==** ¨** 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. ¨¨&&&&¨&&¨
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨&¨¨¨&&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ 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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