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.~-;%§&###    . .  . .                  . .  . .    ###&§%;-~.
....-%%§&&   . §§;;§§ .                . §§;;§§ .   &&§%%-....
..~~~~~-%& . §§--&&--§§ .    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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