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/«,.......   in the dark water where the surface    .......,«/
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#@$^/«,...  it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.   ...,«/^$@#
##@$^/«,..   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ..,«/^$@##
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##@$^/«,..         guide you into the cabin.        ..,«/^$@##
#@$^/«,...                                          ...,«/^$@#
@$^/«,....       and then, the hot water, the       ....,«/^$@
$^/«,.....     underground rain. drenching you,     .....,«/^$
^/«,......   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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#@$^/«,...   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ...,«/^$@#
##@$^/«,..   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ..,«/^$@##
###@$^/«,.  whole ordeal works best if you are not  .,«/^$@###
##@$^/«,..  transformed too early, and are instead  ..,«/^$@##
#@$^/«,... allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ...,«/^$@#
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^/«,......    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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