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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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