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£¤%%†~,¨¨¨   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ¨¨¨,~†%%¤£
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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 ¨,~†%%¤£@#
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¤%%†~,¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨,~†%%¤
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