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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. ¨¨.~^%§§##
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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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