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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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