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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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