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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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