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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. ...^«\†§§#
§§†\«^.... ....^«\†§§
#§§†\«^... 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. ....^«\†§§
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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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