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....~«=§$&   in the dark water where the surface    &$§=«~....
...~«=§$&#  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   #&$§=«~...
..~«=§$&## mostly from below - here is the shower.  ##&$§=«~..
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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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