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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*                                          *=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=**                                          **=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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