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,:-*§$$$#@ $ deep below $ @#$$$§*-:,
,:::--*$## ground level, several elevators down, ##$*--:::,
,:-*§$#@## in the dark water where the surface ##@#$§*-:,
,:-*§$#@@# light doesn't reach, and warmth comes #@@#$§*-:,
,,,,-§§$@# mostly from below - here is the shower. #@$§§-,,,,
,,,,,,-*$@ @$*-,,,,,,
,:-*§$#@## it is dark. you strip, and it's cold. ##@#$§*-:,
,:-*§$#@## your feet feel the cold stone floor, ##@#$§*-:,
,,,,--**$# your hands find the rubber handles to #$**--,,,,
,,,,:**$## guide you into the cabin. ##$**:,,,,
,:-*§$#@## ##@#$§*-:,
,,,:**$$@@ and then, the hot water, the @@$$**:,,,
,:-*§§$#@# underground rain. drenching you, #@#$§§*-:,
,,,,,:-*$@ lathering you. infused with oils and @$*-:,,,,,
,,,:-*§§#@ 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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