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¨¨¨.^***@@ in the dark water where the surface @@***^.¨¨¨
¨.-^**¤@## 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. ##@¤**^-.¨
¨.-^*****¤ ¤*****^-.¨
¨.-^**¤### 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. #¤*-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-^**¤@## ##@¤**^-.¨
¨¨¨--^^**¤ later, elevator back up. new body. ¤**^^--¨¨¨
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