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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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