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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. #¤¤^\~~¨¨¨
¨~=\^§¤¶##                                          ##¶¤§^\=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~\§¶   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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