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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  $*/~,.....
......,~/*  mostly from below - here is the shower. */~,......
.......,~/                                          /~,.......
......,~/*  it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.   */~,......
.....,~/*$   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.         §$*/~,....
...,~/*$§¶                                          ¶§$*/~,...
..,~/*$§¶@    later, elevator back up. new body.    @¶§$*/~,..
.,~/*$§¶@#                                          #@¶§$*/~,.
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