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¨¨¨.««†@@# 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. ###@@†^«.¨
¨.«^†@@@## ##@@@†^«.¨
¨.«^†@@@## 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. @@@^«.¨¨¨¨
¨.«†@@@### ###@@@†«.¨
¨¨¨¨«^@@@@ later, elevator back up. new body. @@@@^«¨¨¨¨
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