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¤^^\:::,,, , **««¤¤««** ,** SHOWER **, **««¤¤««** , ,,,:::\^^¤
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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. ,,,,,:\\^¤
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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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