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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.        &%;--.....
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...--;%&¶@    later, elevator back up. new body.    @¶&%;--...
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