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@§^=~~~... . %%~~§§~~%% . THE . %%~~§§~~%% . ...~~~=^§@
@%^~~~~... =~~§§##§§~~= % % =~~§§##§§~~= ...~~~~^%@
#@@§%^=~~. . %%~~§§~~%% .%% SHOWER %%. %%~~§§~~%% . .~~=^%§@@#
@@%%%^=~~. %. %%==%% .%% %%. %%==%% .% .~~=^%%%@@
§%=~...... # . . . . . . . . # ......~=%§
##@@§%^=~~ % 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. ..~~~~^§@@
@§%^=~~~.. ..~~~=^%§@
@%^^^~.... 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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