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.......^«* ¤ DEEP BELOW ¤ *«^.......
......^«*^ 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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