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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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