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#§§$$~.... mostly from below - here is the shower.  ....~$$§§#
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###§§$/~:.   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  .:~/$§§###
####§$/~:.   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   .:~/$§####
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###§§$/~:.         guide you into the cabin.        .:~/$§§###
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###§§$/~:.       and then, the hot water, the       .:~/$§§###
§§///::::.     underground rain. drenching you,     .::::///§§
###§§$/~:.   lathering you. infused with oils and   .:~/$§§###
#§$$/~....  scents. and then, also from above, the  ....~/$$§#
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###§§$/~:.        bodies. chests and snouts.        .:~/$§§###
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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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