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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 ¨¨¨¨^~;¤@#
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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, ¨¨¨¨^~;¤@#
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#@#@¤;~^¨¨ 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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