&,&&,&&,&& &,&,,&,,&,
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&,&&,&&,&& &,&,,&,,&,
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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. &,&,,&,,&,
&,,&,,&,,& &,&,&&,&&,
&,&&,&&,&& 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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&,,&,,&,,& &,&,&&,&&,
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