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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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