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###§*$^~.¨   ¨ **^^** ¨                ¨ **^^** ¨   ¨.~^$*§###
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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. ¨¨¨¨.^**§#
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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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