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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. ¤§*=«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«=*§¤@                                          @¤§*=«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«=*§¤@@   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.         @¤§*=«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«=*§¤                                          ¤§*=«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«=*§       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.        #@@¤§*=«~¨
¨¨~«=*§¤@@                                          @@¤§*=«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«=*§¤@ 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. ¤§*=«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«=*§¤@                                          @¤§*=«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«=*§¤@@    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.        *=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«=*§                                          §*=«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«=*§¤    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¤§*=«~¨¨¨¨
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