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%:~,...... 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. .........,
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:~,....... 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. ........,~
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.......... LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ..........
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