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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.         .~««««§§§¶
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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.        .~«^§%§¶##
¶¶%^~.....                                          .....~^%¶¶
##¶§%§^«~. 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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