,-~^†%§@## ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^^^^%§@ @§%^^^^~-,
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,-~^†%§@## ##@§%†^~-,
,,,,,-~^%§ §%^~-,,,,,
,-~^†%§@## , , , , , , , , ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^†%§@## , %%^^%% , , %%^^%% , ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^†%§@## , %%~~§§~~%% , the , %%~~§§~~%% , ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^†%§@## ^~~§§##§§~~^ % % ^~~§§##§§~~^ ##@§%†^~-,
,-~~^^†%@@ , %%~~§§~~%% ,%% 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. ###@§†^~-,
,-~^†%§@## ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^††%§§@ 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. ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^^††§@@ @@§††^^~-,
,-~^††%§§# #§§%††^~-,
,-~^†%§@## ##@§%†^~-,
,-~^††%%%@ @%%%††^~-,
,,,,,~^%§# #§%^~,,,,,