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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. ¨^-;%§¤#@#
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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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