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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 $†/-^.....
......^-/† LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS †/-^......
.......^-/ WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT /-^.......
........^- TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD -^........
.........^ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ^.........
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.........^ YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED, ^.........
........^- MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND -^........
.......^-/ DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, /-^.......
......^-/† SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF †/-^......
.....^-/†$ 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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