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,,,,,,,,,, , %%««##««%% ,    the     , %%««##««%% , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  \««######««\   %      %   \««######««\  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ , %%««##««%% ,%% shower %%, %%««##««%% , ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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