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##@#%†=,..    . .  . .                  . .  . .    ..,=†%#@##
###@#%†=,.   . ¤¤††¤¤ .                . ¤¤††¤¤ .   .,=†%#@###
##@#%†=,.. . ¤¤==##==¤¤ .    the     . ¤¤==##==¤¤ . ..,=†%#@##
###@#%†=,.  †==######==†   ¤      ¤   †==######==†  .,=†%#@###
##@#%†=,.. . ¤¤==##==¤¤ .¤¤ 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. .,=†%#@###
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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. .,=†%#@###
##@#%†=,..                                          ..,=†%#@##
###@#%†=,.    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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