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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. #¤^»¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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, ##@¤¤^^»~¨
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¨~»^^¤¤@## 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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