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,^»;*$@¶@@ GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN, @@¶@$*;»^,
,^»;*$@¶¶@ IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE @¶¶@$*;»^,
,,,,^;**$¶ LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ¶$**;^,,,,
,,,,,,,»*@ 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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