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&$†\~..... IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE .....~\†$&
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#@&$†\~... MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ...~\†$&@#
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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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$†\~...... AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE ......~\†$
&$†\~..... UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, .....~\†$&
@&$†\~.... LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND ....~\†$&@
#@&$†\~... SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ...~\†$&@#
##@&$†\~.. SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK ..~\†$&@##
#@&$†\~... VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE ...~\†$&@#
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$†\~...... LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ......~\†$
&$†\~..... WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT .....~\†$&
@&$†\~.... TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD ....~\†$&@
#@&$†\~... ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ...~\†$&@#
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@&$†\~.... MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND ....~\†$&@
&$†\~..... DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, .....~\†$&
$†\~...... SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ......~\†$
†\~....... OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR .......~\†
$†\~...... TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ......~\†$
&$†\~..... HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. .....~\†$&
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