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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. ¨,«:^%#¶##
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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.         ¨¨¨,«:^%#¶
#¶#%^:«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«:^%#¶#
##¶#%^:«,¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨,«:^%#¶##
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