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,,,,,~=*§$ 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. #@#£$§*=~,
,,~=*§$£#@ @#£$§*=~,,
,,,~=*§$£# 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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