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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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....^=:§$£   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  £$§:=^....
...^=:§$££   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ££$§:=^...
..^=:§$££#   your hands find the rubber handles to  #££$§:=^..
.^=:§$££##        guide you into the cabin.         ##££$§:=^.
..^=:§$££#                                          #££$§:=^..
...^=:§$££       and then, the hot water, the       ££$§:=^...
....^=:§$£     underground rain. drenching you,     £$§:=^....
.....^=:§$   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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