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¨-~^*%@### ^~~@@##@@~~^ % % ^~~@@##@@~~^ ###@%*^~-¨
¨-~^*%@### ¨ %%~~@@~~%% ¨%% 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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