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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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