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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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