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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   $§^--.....
......--^§        guide you into the cabin.         §^--......
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....--^§$&       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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