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¨,~*%&## ###&&%*~,¨
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¨,~***%# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##&%***~,¨
¨,~*%&## ¨ &&**&& ¨ ¨ &&**&& ¨ ###&&%*~,¨
¨,~%&### ¨ &&~~&&~~&& ¨ the ¨ &&~~&&~~&& ¨ ####&&%~,¨
¨,,~**%% *~~&#&&~~* & & *~~&#&&~~* #&%%**~,,¨
¨¨¨¨,,** ¨ &&~~&&~~&& ¨&& shower &&¨ &&~~&&~~&& ¨ #&**,,¨¨¨¨
¨,~*%&&& &¨ &&**&& ¨&& &&¨ &&**&& ¨& #&&&&%*~,¨
¨,~*%&## # ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ # ###&&%*~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~%& & 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. #&&&%*~¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,*&# ##&&*,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~%& 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. ####&&*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~~% #&%~~,¨¨¨¨
¨~*%&### 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. ###&&%*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~%%%& &%%%~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~*%&## 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. &&%*~~~,,¨
¨,~*%&## ###&&%*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,,,*%& later, elevator back up. new body. &%*,,,¨¨¨¨
¨,~*%&## ###&&%*~,¨
¨,~*%&## ###&&%*~,¨
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