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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.  #¶#%%†~^..
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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.         †~^.......
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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  ~^........
.......^~†    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. #%%†~^....
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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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