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###@$†\-^.                                          .^-\†$@###
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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. ..^-\†$@##
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##@$†\-^..    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.         ..^-\†$@##
#@$†\-^...                                          ...^-\†$@#
@$†\-^....    later, elevator back up. new body.    ....^-\†$@
#@$†\-^...                                          ...^-\†$@#
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#@$†\-^...                                          ...^-\†$@#