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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. ¨-«««==**&
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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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