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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.         ##&§^\«^..
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....^«\^§&    later, elevator back up. new body.    &§^\«^....
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