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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. ####$§\~:,
,:::~\§§§# #§§§\~:::,
,:~~~§§§§# you are steamed, caressed, cleaned, #§§§§~~~:,
,:~\§$§### 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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