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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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