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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. ¨¨&&&¨&¨&&
¨¨¨&&&&¨&& ¨&¨¨&&&&¨&
¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨ 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. &¨¨&&¨&&&&
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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. ¨&¨&&¨¨&¨&
&¨&&&&¨&&¨ &&&¨&¨&&&&
&&¨¨¨&&¨&¨ LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
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