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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. .......,-^
-,........ ........,-
,......... 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. ........,-
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*^-,...... LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ......,-^*
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