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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. *†~-......
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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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