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~......... 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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