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¨.~:%*#### ¨ **::** ¨ ¨ **::** ¨ ####*%:~.¨
¨¨.~:%*### ¨ **~~##~~** ¨ THE ¨ **~~##~~** ¨ ###*%:~.¨¨
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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. ###*%:~.¨¨
¨.~:%*#### ####*%:~.¨
¨¨.~:%*### 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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