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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 .,~=§§@¶##
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##¶@§§=~,. VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE .,~=§§@¶##
¶¶¶@§§=~,. BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. .,~=§§@¶¶¶
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##¶@§§=~,. 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 .,~=§§§@¶#
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