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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.         &%*†-~....
.....~-†*%                                          %*†-~.....
......~-†*       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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