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#£#**;«~..   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ..~«;**#£#
£#**;«~... mostly from below - here is the shower.  ...~«;**#£
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*;«~......   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   ..~«;**#£#
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#£#**;«~..        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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