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.:«/^§¤@##  /««¤¤##¤¤««/   §      §   /««¤¤##¤¤««/  ##@¤§^/«:.
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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.        #@¤§^/«:..
...:«/^§¤@                                          @¤§^/«:...
....:«/^§¤       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.        ##@¤§^/«:.
..:«/^§¤@#                                          #@¤§^/«:..
...:«/^§¤@    later, elevator back up. new body.    @¤§^/«:...
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