...,~§%§## ##§%§~,...
....,~§%§# #§%§~,....
.....,~§%§ §%§~,.....
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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. ##§%§~,...
....,~§%§# #§%§~,....
.....,~§%§ 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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....,~§%§# #§%§~,....
.....,~§%§ §%§~,.....
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