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§§$;;»~¨¨¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨¨¨~»;;$§§
###§$%;»~¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨~»;%$§###
#¶¶§$%;»~¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ¨~»;%$§¶¶#
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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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##¶§$%;»~¨  KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM   ¨~»;%$§¶##
##¶§$%;»~¨    LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS   ¨~»;%$§¶##
##¶§$%;»~¨  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¨~»;%$§¶##
§§$$;»¨¨¨¨  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  ¨¨¨¨»;$$§§
§$;»~¨¨¨¨¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨¨~»;$§
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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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