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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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####$†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†$####