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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.  ..^-^%@£@#
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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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