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.:~\†§¤¤##   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  ###¤§†\~:.
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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    #¤¤†~~~:..
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.:~\†§¤###        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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