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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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