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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. ...~~=†=¤#
###¤§=†=~.                                          .~=†=§¤###
¤¤==††==~.   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.        .~=†=§¤###
###¤§=†=~.                                          .~=†=§¤###
¤§††~..... 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.         .~=†=§¤###
###¤§=†=~.                                          .~=†=§¤###
##§§§=†=~.    later, elevator back up. new body.    .~=†=§§§##
###¤§=†=~.                                          .~=†=§¤###
¤=†=~.....                                          .....~=†=¤
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