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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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