,,«===$@¶# #¶@$===«,,
,,,,,==$¶# #¶$==,,,,,
,,«==$@¶## ##¶@$==«,,
,,«=$@¶### ###¶@$=«,,
,,«==$@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@$==«,,
,,,,,««==@ , , , , , , , , @==««,,,,,
,,,,«=$@¶# , $$==$$ , , $$==$$ , #¶@$=«,,,,
,,«==@¶### , $$««@@««$$ , 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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