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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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