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&%*:~:.... . %%~~&&~~%% . THE . %%~~&&~~%% . ....:~:*%&
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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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