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¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\† ¨ ££==§§==££ ¨    THE     ¨ ££==§§==££ ¨ †\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. §†\=:¨¨¨¨¨
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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.         §†\=:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    \=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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