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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. #@@#¤%*-~¨
¨~-*%¤#@## ##@#¤%*-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-*¤# 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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