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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. ¤*†«^.....
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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. *†«^......
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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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