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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. .....=*=¤#
¤=*=...... ......=*=¤
¤¤¤***^... LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ...^***¤¤¤
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