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#§=^......  =--&&##&&--=   §      §   =--&&##&&--=  ......^=§#
&†==-..... . §§--&&--§§ .§§ 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. .^-=†§&###
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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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