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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨.«=^§
§§^=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=^§§
¶§§^=«.¨¨¨       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. ¨¨¨¨.«=^§§
§^=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=^§
§§^=«.¨¨¨¨    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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