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@§†=......   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.         ......=†§@
§†=.......                                          .......=†§
†=........       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. .......=†§
@§†=......                                          ......=†§@
#@§†=.....    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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