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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. #@#§%^=«~.
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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. @#§%^=«~..
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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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