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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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