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...^=^%$@#    in the dark water where the surface   #@$%^=^...
....^=^%$@  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   @$%^=^....
.....^=^%$ 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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