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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. ####*=:~.¨
¨.~:=*@### ###@*=:~.¨
¨.~:=*@### 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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