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,,~*†$§@@@   , $$**$$ ,                , $$**$$ ,   @@@§$†*~,,
,,,,,~~††§ , $$~~§§~~$$ ,    the     , $$~~§§~~$$ , §††~~,,,,,
,,~*†$§@@@  *~~§§##§§~~*   $      $   *~~§§##§§~~*  @@@§$†*~,,
,,~*†$§@## , $$~~§§~~$$ ,$$ shower $$, $$~~§§~~$$ , ##@§$†*~,,
,,~*†$§@##  $, $$**$$ ,$$            $$, $$**$$ ,$  ##@§$†*~,,
,,~*†††§§@ #  , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,  # @§§†††*~,,
,,,,,,~~†§ $              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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