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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. ###@$%:=..
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....=:%$@#   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  #@$%:=....
.....=:%$@   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   @$%:=.....
......=:%$   your hands find the rubber handles to  $%:=......
.......=:%        guide you into the cabin.         %:=.......
........=:                                          :=........
.........=       and then, the hot water, the       =.........
..........     underground rain. drenching you,     ..........
..........   lathering you. infused with oils and   ..........
..........  scents. and then, also from above, the  ..........
.........=   shower creatures. first their black    =.........
........=:  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  :=........
.......=:%        bodies. chests and snouts.        %:=.......
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.....=:%$@ 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. #@$%:=....
.....=:%$@                                          @$%:=.....
......=:%$   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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