,,,,,:-=%@ @%=-:,,,,,
,,,,:-=%@¶ ¶@%=-:,,,,
,,,:-=%@¶@ @¶@%=-:,,,
,,:-=%@¶@# #@¶@%=-:,,
,:-=%@¶@## ##@¶@%=-:,
,,:-=%@¶@# , , , , , , , , #@¶@%=-:,,
,,,:-=%@¶@ , @@==@@ , , @@==@@ , @¶@%=-:,,,
,,,,:-=%@¶ , @@--##--@@ , THE , @@--##--@@ , ¶@%=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=%@ =--######--= @ @ =--######--= @%=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=% , @@--##--@@ ,@@ 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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