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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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