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#@#%§\«^.. 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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