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@@@§$%:~.¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨ ¨.~:%$§@@@
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@@$:.¨¨¨¨¨ $              DEEP BELOW              $ ¨¨¨¨¨.:$@@
@$$$$%:~.¨   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ¨.~:%$$$$@
##@§$%:~.¨    IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE   ¨.~:%$§@##
##@§$%:~.¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨.~:%$§@##
###@§$%~.¨ MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER.  ¨.~%$§@###
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@$%~~.¨¨¨¨  IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.   ¨¨¨¨.~~%$@
@@§%:.¨¨¨¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨¨¨¨.:%§@@
##@§$%:~.¨   YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO  ¨.~:%$§@##
###§$%:~.¨        GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.         ¨.~:%$§###
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@$:.¨¨¨¨¨¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       ¨¨¨¨¨¨.:$@
###@§$%:.¨     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     ¨.:%$§@###
###@$%:~.¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨.~:%$@###
§§§$%~¨¨¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨¨¨¨~%$§§§
§%::.¨¨¨¨¨   SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK    ¨¨¨¨¨.::%§
@@@§$%:~.¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨.~:%$§@@@
###@§$:~.¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨.~:$§@###
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@@$%%~¨¨¨¨  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ¨¨¨¨~%%$@@
#§$$:~.¨¨¨  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 ¨¨¨.:%%$$§
##@§$%:~.¨         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ¨.~:%$§@##
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§§§§$%:~.¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    ¨.~:%$§§§§
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