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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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^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
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