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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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