,,~~^^$#@# #@#$^^~~,,
,~~^^$#@## ##@#$^^~~,
,,~~^^$#@# #@#$^^~~,,
,,,~~^^$#@ @#$^^~~,,,
,,,,~~^^$# #$^^~~,,,,
,,,,,~~^^$ , , , , , , , , $^^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^^ , $$^^$$ , , $$^^$$ , ^^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ , $$~~##~~$$ , 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 $^^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^^ scents. and then, also from above, the ^^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ shower creatures. first their black ^~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ velvet arms, touching, and then entire ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ bodies. chests and snouts. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, the creatures are meant to comfort you, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, keep you entranced, and keep you from ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ leaving the cabin prematurely. this ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ whole ordeal works best if you are not ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ transformed too early, and are instead ^~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^^ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ^^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~^^$ $^^~~,,,,,
,,,,~~^^$# 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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,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
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