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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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