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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. @£**~^....
...^~**£@# #@£**~^...
..^~**£@## 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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