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,^~;**@### , **;;** , , **;;** , ###@**;~^,
,^~;;;**§# , **~~§§~~** , 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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