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@¤¤%/~.... 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  ....~/%¤¤@
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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  ....~/%¤¤@
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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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