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¨¨¨¨~»/=&¤ ¨ &&//&& ¨ ¨ &&//&& ¨ ¤&=/»~¨¨¨¨
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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. #@#¤&=/»~¨
¨¨~»/=&¤#@ @#¤&=/»~¨¨
¨¨¨~»/=&¤# 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. @#¤&=/»~¨¨
¨~»/=&¤#@# #@#¤&=/»~¨
¨¨~»/=&¤#@ LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. @#¤&=/»~¨¨
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