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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. @§&*^«.¨¨¨
¨¨.«^*&§@#                                          #@§&*^«.¨¨
¨.«^*&§@##   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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