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...:«;%# ;««######««; & & ;««######««; ##&%;«:...
..:«;%#@ . &&««##««&& .&& 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. ;«:.......
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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. @##&%;«:..
...:«;%# ##&%;«:...
....:«;% 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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