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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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