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&&..&.&&&& 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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&..&&.&..& 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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