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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. «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«/ /«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«/% 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. %%/«^,,,,,
,,,,^«/%%& &%%/«^,,,,
,,,^«/%% later, elevator back up. new body. #&%%/«^,,,
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