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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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