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..:~†*$# IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ##&$*†~:..
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..:~†*$# MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ##&$*†~:..
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....:~†*$& IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. &$*†~:....
.....:~†*$ YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, $*†~:.....
......:~†* YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO *†~:......
.......:~† GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. †~:.......
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........:~ UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, ~:........
.......:~† LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND †~:.......
......:~†* SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE *†~:......
.....:~†*$ SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK $*†~:.....
....:~†*$& VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE &$*†~:....
...:~†*$ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. #&$*†~:...
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...:~†*$ 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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