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¨~~*%%&@## ¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨ ##@&%%*~~¨
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¨~~*%%&@## # ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ # ##@&%%*~~¨
¨~~*%%%%%& % 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. ##@&%%*~~¨
¨~~*%%&@## ##@&%%*~~¨
¨~~*%%&@## 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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