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##@&§%:»^. . §§::§§ . . §§::§§ . .^»:%§&@##
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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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