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,:-*%*§###                                          ###§*%*-:,
,:-*%*§###                                          ###§*%*-:,
,:-*%*§###    , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,    ###§*%*-:,
,:-*%*§###   , ****** ,                , ****** ,   ###§*%*-:,
,,,,,--%*# , **--§§--** ,    the     , **--§§--** , #*%--,,,,,
,:-*%*§###  *--§§##§§--*   *      *   *--§§##§§--*  ###§*%*-:,
,,,,:-***§ , **--§§--** ,** shower **, **--§§--** , §***-:,,,,
,:-*%*§###  *, ****** ,**            **, ****** ,*  ###§*%*-:,
,,,:--*%§§ #  , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,  # §§%*--:,,,
,:-*%*§### *              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. ###§*%*-:,
,:-*%*§###                                          ###§*%*-:,
,,:--****§   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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