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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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