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¨¨¨:~**$&& IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE &&$**~:¨¨¨
¨:~=*$&&@@ LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES @@&&$*=~:¨
¨:~=*$&@## MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ##@&$*=~:¨
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¨:~=*$&&&@ IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. @&&&$*=~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~=$& YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, &$=~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*$$@ YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO @$$*=:¨¨¨¨
¨:~=**$&@# GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. #@&$**=~:¨
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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. &*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨:~=*$&@## LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ##@&$*=~:¨
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