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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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