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......-~†^ . §§~~§§~~§§ .§§ 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. §^†~-.....
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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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