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&†««...... . %%««&&««%% .%% 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. .^«;†%&@##
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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. .^«;†%&@##
@&&†;«.... ....«;†&&@
@%†«...... 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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