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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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