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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. #$§:=.....
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.....=:§$#  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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