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#%^^»¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨-»^%¤#@@#
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##@#¤%^»-¨ 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 ¨-»^%¤#@@@
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##@@¤%^»-¨ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ¨-»^%¤@@##
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##@#¤%^»-¨ THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ¨-»^%¤#@##
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@@@#¤%^»-¨ 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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##@#¤%^»-¨ SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ¨-»^%¤#@##
##@@#¤%»-¨ OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR ¨-»%¤#@@##
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#¤%^-¨¨¨¨¨ HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. ¨¨¨¨¨-^%¤#
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#@@#¤%^»-¨ LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ¨-»^%¤#@@#
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