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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. .--\†††§@#
#§§\-.....                                          .....-\§§#
##§\-.....    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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