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##@£%*†»,.   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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#@@£%*†»,.   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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##@£%*†»,.    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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