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§^~:...... . %%~~££~~%% .%% SHOWER %%. %%~~££~~%% . ......:~^§
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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.  ...:~^§%£#
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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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%§^~:.....    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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