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¶¶$%\~,,¨¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨ ¨¨,,~\%$¶¶
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§%%\,,¨¨¨¨  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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