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,^~/*$#### , $$~~##~~$$ ,    the     , $$~~##~~$$ , ####$*/~^,
,^~/*$####  /~~######~~/   $      $   /~~######~~/  ####$*/~^,
,^~/*$#### , $$~~##~~$$ ,$$ shower $$, $$~~##~~$$ , ####$*/~^,
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,^~/*$#### #  , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,  # ####$*/~^,
,^~///$### $              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. ####$*/~^,
,,,,,^~/$#                                          #$/~^,,,,,
,^~/*$$$$#   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  #$$$$*/~^,
,,,,,^~/$#   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   #$/~^,,,,,
,,,,^//$##  your hands find the rubber handles to   ##$//^,,,,
,,,,,^^/$#        guide you into the cabin.         #$/^^,,,,,
,^~/*$####                                          ####$*/~^,
,^~/*$$###       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.        #*~,,,,,,,
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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. #*~~^,,,,,
,^~/*$####                                          ####$*/~^,
,^~/*$####   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ####$*/~^,
,,,~~~**$#    modified, liquified; dissolved and    #$**~~~,,,
,,,^^^~*$#     drained... and then brought back,    #$*~^^^,,,
,,,^//$###   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ###$//^,,,
,^~/*$####    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ####$*/~^,
,^~/***$##  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ##$***/~^,
,^~/*$####         hands gone, you step out.        ####$*/~^,
,^~~//$###                                          ###$//~~^,
,,,,^~//$#    later, elevator back up. new body.    #$//~^,,,,
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