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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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