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&†/«^..... . §§««&&««§§ .§§ SHOWER §§. §§««&&««§§ . .....^«/†&
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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. .....^«/†&
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#¶&†/«^... 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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