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#¤===,¨¨¨¨ 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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###¤¤==~,¨ SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ¨,~==¤¤###
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#¤¤==,¨¨¨¨ VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE ¨¨¨¨,==¤¤#
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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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###¤¤==~,¨ 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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