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¨^~**%@¶## 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. #¶%*^¨¨¨¨¨
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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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