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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. #£§$**~^..
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...^~**$§£ 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 #£§$**~^..
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