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###&*†^~., 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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