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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. .,~*^¤@###
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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. ...~~*^@@#
###@¤^*~,. .,~*^¤@###
###@¤^*~,. LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. .,~*^¤@###
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