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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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