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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. ¨,«=†§¤¶##
¤§=««¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨««=§¤
##¶¤§†=«,¨   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.        ¨,«=†§¤¶##
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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. ¨,«===††§¤
#¶§=«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«=§¶#
##¶¤§†=«,¨   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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