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###&$==-~¨  =--&&##&&--=   $      $   =--&&##&&--=  ¨~-==$&###
###&$==-~¨ ¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨ ¨~-==$&###
&&$==---~¨  $¨ $$==$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$==$$ ¨$  ¨~---==$&&
&=--~¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨~--=&
&=----¨¨¨¨ $              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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###&$==-~¨       and then, the hot water, the       ¨~-==$&###
##&&$==-~¨     underground rain. drenching you,     ¨~-==$&&##
#$==-¨¨¨¨¨   lathering you. infused with oils and   ¨¨¨¨¨-==$#
###&$==-~¨  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¨~-==$&###
&&$=--~~~¨    shower creatures. first their black   ¨~~~--=$&&
###&$==-~¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨~-==$&###
###&$==-~¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨~-==$&###
&&$$$==-~¨                                          ¨~-==$$$&&
##$$=~¨¨¨¨ the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ¨¨¨¨~=$$##
###&$==-~¨  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ¨~-==$&###
#&&$$==-~¨   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ¨~-==$$&&#
###&$==-~¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨~-==$&###
###&$==-~¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨~-==$&###
##&$=--¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨--=$&##
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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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