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.:«;†$¤### IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ###¤$†;«:.
..:«;†$¤## LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ##¤$†;«:..
...:«;†$¤# MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. #¤$†;«:...
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.....:«;†$ IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. $†;«:.....
......:«;† YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, †;«:......
.......:«; YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO ;«:.......
......:«;† GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. †;«:......
.....:«;†$ $†;«:.....
....:«;†$¤ 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. #¤$†;«:...
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.:«;†$¤### 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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