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.:~^=@## ##@#&=^~:.
..:~^=@# #@#&=^~:..
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.....:~^=& . &&~~##~~&& . THE . &&~~##~~&& . &=^~:.....
......:~^= ^~~######~~^ & & ^~~######~~^ =^~:......
.....:~^=& . &&~~##~~&& .&& SHOWER &&. &&~~##~~&& . &=^~:.....
....:~^= &. &&^^&& .&& &&. &&^^&& .& #&=^~:....
...:~^=@ # . . . . . . . . # @#&=^~:...
..:~^=@# & 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. #&=^~:....
.....:~^=& &=^~:.....
......:~^= 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. @#&=^~:...
..:~^=@# #@#&=^~:..
.:~^=@## 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. #&=^~:....
.....:~^=& &=^~:.....
......:~^= 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. #@#&=^~:..
...:~^=@ @#&=^~:...
....:~^= LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. #&=^~:....
.....:~^=& &=^~:.....
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