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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.        #§%§†.¨¨¨¨
¨.=†§%§¶##                                          ##¶§%§†=.¨
¨.=†§%§¶## 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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