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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. ¨¨¨¨«««%%¤
¤%††:::¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:::††%¤
###@¤%†«:¨   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.        ¨:«†%§¤@##
##@¤§%†«:¨                                          ¨:«†%§¤@##
###@§%†«:¨ 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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