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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. @#¤%%†~:,,
,,,:~†%%¤# #¤%%†~:,,,
,,,,:~†%%¤ 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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