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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. @@@%%%^-:¨
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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. #@@@%%^-:¨
¨:-^%%@@@# #@@@%%^-:¨
¨:-^%%@@@@ 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. @%^::¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨::^^^%@ LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. @%^^^::¨¨¨
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