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,,,~*^%### , %%~~##~~%% , THE , %%~~##~~%% , ###%^*~,,,
,,~*^%#### *~~######~~* % % *~~######~~* ####%^*~,,
,,,~*^%### , %%~~##~~%% ,%% SHOWER %%, %%~~##~~%% , ###%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%## %, %%**%% ,%% %%, %%**%% ,% ##%^*~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%# # , , , , , , , , # #%^*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*^% % 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. %^*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*^%# #%^*~,,,,,
,,,,~*^%## 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. ###%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%## ##%^*~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%# 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. #%^*~,,,,,
,,,,~*^%## ##%^*~,,,,
,,,~*^%### 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. ####%^*~,,
,,,~*^%### ###%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%## LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ##%^*~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%# #%^*~,,,,,
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