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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. ....,-=^*§
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^=-,......  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. ....,-=^*§
*^=-,.....                                          .....,-=^*
^=-,......   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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