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##@¤$*^~.. . $$^^$$ . . $$^^$$ . ..~^*$¤@##
###¤$*^~.. . $$~~¤¤~~$$ . THE . $$~~¤¤~~$$ . ..~^*$¤###
#¤*~...... ^~~¤¤##¤¤~~^ $ $ ^~~¤¤##¤¤~~^ ......~*¤#
##@¤$*^~.. . $$~~¤¤~~$$ .$$ SHOWER $$. $$~~¤¤~~$$ . ..~^*$¤@##
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##@¤$*^~.. $ 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. ..~^*$¤@##
##@¤$*^~.. ..~^*$¤@##
¤¤¤¤$*^~.. 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 ...~~^^**¤
##@¤$*^~.. ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ..~^*$¤@##
##@¤$*^~.. ..~^*$¤@##
@¤*~~..... 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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