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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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