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.~«\†$#¶@#  mostly from below - here is the shower. #@¶#$†\«~.
.~«\†$#¶¶¶                                          ¶¶¶#$†\«~.
.~«\†$#¶@#  it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.   #@¶#$†\«~.
......«††#   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   #††«......
...~~\$$##   your hands find the rubber handles to  ##$$\~~...
.~«\†$#¶@#         guide you into the cabin.        #@¶#$†\«~.
.....~\$##                                          ##$\~.....
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...~~~\††#     underground rain. drenching you,     #††\~~~...
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....~««\$#  scents. and then, also from above, the  #$\««~....
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.~«\†$#¶@#  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  #@¶#$†\«~.
.~«\†$¶@##        bodies. chests and snouts.        ##@¶$†\«~.
.~«\†$¶@##                                          ##@¶$†\«~.
.~«\†$#¶@#  the creatures are meant to comfort you, #@¶#$†\«~.
...~««\$#¶  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ¶#$\««~...
.~«\†$#¶##    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ##¶#$†\«~.
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...«\†††#¶  transformed too early, and are instead  ¶#†††\«...
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.~«\†$#¶¶¶   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ¶¶¶#$†\«~.
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...~~«†$$#    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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