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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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