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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. ..-=:^&#
#&&^:=-... ...-=:^&
&&^:=-.... 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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