###@&&§†~, ,~†§&&@###
##@&&§†~,. .,~†§&&@##
#@&&§†~,.. ..,~†§&&@#
@&&§†~,... ...,~†§&&@
&&§†~,.... ....,~†§&&
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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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,......... .........,