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.......~»† MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. †»~.......
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.......... YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, ..........
.........~ YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO ~.........
........~» GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. »~........
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.....~»†%£ 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. #@#£%†»~..
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....~»†%£# 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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