,,,,~~~$¤§ §¤$~~~,,,,
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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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