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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. ###&%†^«,,
,,«^†%## ###&%†^«,,
,,«^†%## 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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