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##@@§^\»^. . §§»»@@»»§§ . THE . §§»»@@»»§§ . .^»\^§@@##
@@§\»^.... \»»@@##@@»»\ § § \»»@@##@@»»\ ....^»\§@@
@@^»^..... . §§»»@@»»§§ .§§ 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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