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*^~....... . %%~~§§~~%% .    the     . %%~~§§~~%% . .......~^*
%*^~......  ^~~§§##§§~~^   %      %   ^~~§§##§§~~^  ......~^*%
#%*^~..... . %%~~§§~~%% .%% shower %%. %%~~§§~~%% . .....~^*%#
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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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