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#&^////«.¨  /««&&##&&««/   @      @   /««&&##&&««/  ¨.«////^&#
###&@^/«.¨ ¨ @@««&&««@@ ¨@@ shower @@¨ @@««&&««@@ ¨ ¨.«/^@&###
###&@^/«.¨  @¨ @@//@@ ¨@@            @@¨ @@//@@ ¨@  ¨.«/^@&###
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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.         ¨.«/^@&###
#&^///«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«///^&#
####&@/«.¨       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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&^«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«^&
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