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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.         @§†*~.....
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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. #@§†*~....
...~*†§@#@                                          @#@§†*~...
..~*†§@#@#   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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