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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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