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,:-*$*§###   , ****** ,                , ****** ,   ###§*$*-:,
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,:-***$§§# , **--§§--** ,** shower **, **--§§--** , #§§$***-:,
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,,,,:-$*§# *              deep below              * #§*$-:,,,,
,:-*$*§###   ground level, several elevators down,  ###§*$*-:,
,:-*$***##    in the dark water where the surface   ##***$*-:,
,:-*$*§###   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ###§*$*-:,
,:-*$**§## mostly from below - here is the shower.  ##§**$*-:,
,:-***$**§                                          §**$***-:,
,:-*$*§###  it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.   ###§*$*-:,
,:-*$*§###   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ###§*$*-:,
,:-*$*§###  your hands find the rubber handles to   ###§*$*-:,
,,,:*$***§        guide you into the cabin.         §***$*:,,,
,:-*$*§###                                          ###§*$*-:,
,:-*$*§###       and then, the hot water, the       ###§*$*-:,
,:-**§####     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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