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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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