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§§§§§§^~.. 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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@§§§~~.... 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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