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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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