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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.  ¨¨¨-~=*%##
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=
*=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨       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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=
*=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=*
%*=~-¨¨¨¨¨   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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*=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=*