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....~«^†%& . %%««&&««%% .    the     . %%««&&««%% . &%†^«~....
...~«^†%&#  ^««&&##&&««^   %      %   ^««&&##&&««^  #&%†^«~...
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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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