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,^-:=§#@## , §§::§§ , , §§::§§ , ##@#§=:-^,
,,,,^:=§## , §§--##--§§ , the , §§--##--§§ , ##§=:^,,,,
,^-:==§##@ :--######--: § § :--######--: @##§==:-^,
,^-:=§#@## , §§--##--§§ ,§§ 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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