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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.  @§:«~.....
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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.        ###§@§:«~.
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...~«:§@§#    later, elevator back up. new body.    #§@§:«~...
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