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¤=\«,..... 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. .......,«\
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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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