,,,,,:~^†% %†^~:,,,,,
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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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