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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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