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&&*§«,,,,,   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ,,,,,«§*&&
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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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££&**§=«,,   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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