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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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. ¨¨¨¨,«\%*§
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#¶§*%\«,¨¨    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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