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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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