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....~«†*$# $ 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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