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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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