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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. §^^^^^^«:,
,:«^^&§### ###§&^^«:,
,:«^^&§### 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. ###§&^^«:,
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,:«^^^^^&§ later, elevator back up. new body. §&^^^^^«:,
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