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¤..¤¤..... 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. ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
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¤¤¤¤....¤¤ later, elevator back up. new body. ..¤¤....¤¤
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