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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.        ¨-«^=%%%&&
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##@&%=^«-¨       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.         ¨-«^=%&@@@
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##@&%=^«-¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨-«^=%&@##
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