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...,~/%*@@    . .  . .                  . .  . .    @@*%/~,...
....,~/%*@   . **//** .                . **//** .   @*%/~,....
.....,~/%* . **~~££~~** .    the     . **~~££~~** . *%/~,.....
......,~/%  /~~££##££~~/   *      *   /~~££##££~~/  %/~,......
.....,~/%* . **~~££~~** .** shower **. **~~££~~** . *%/~,.....
....,~/%*@  *. **//** .**            **. **//** .*  @*%/~,....
...,~/%*@@ #  . .  . .                  . .  . .  # @@*%/~,...
..,~/%*@@# *              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. @*%/~,....
.....,~/%*                                          *%/~,.....
......,~/%   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. @*%/~,....
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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.         #@@*%/~,..
...,~/%*@@                                          @@*%/~,...
....,~/%*@    later, elevator back up. new body.    @*%/~,....
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