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&=::~^^... :~~&#&&~~: ¤ ¤ :~~&#&&~~: ...^^~::=&
###&¤=:~^. . ¤¤~~&&~~¤¤ .¤¤ shower ¤¤. ¤¤~~&&~~¤¤ . .^~:=¤##
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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. .^~:=¤¤#
###&¤=:~^. .^~:=¤##
&¤¤¤==:~^. 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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