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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.        ¨,«^*@§@##
#@§§@*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*@§§@#
##@§@*^«,¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨,«^*@§@##
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