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#$%†«-....  ground level, several elevators down,   ....-«†%$#
##$%†«-...    in the dark water where the surface   ...-«†%$##
###$%†«-..   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ..-«†%$###
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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.         ......-«†%
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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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†«-.......   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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