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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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