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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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