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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.  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.         @§%%*-~,,,
,,~-*%%§@#                                          #@§%%*-~,,
,~-*%%§@##    later, elevator back up. new body.    ##@§%%*-~,
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