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,:-\%¤#@## ##@#¤%\-:,
,,,,,-%%$¤ ¤$%%-,,,,,
,,,,,,-\$# #$\-,,,,,,
,:-\%%%¤¤# , , , , , , , , #¤¤%%%\-:,
,,,--%%%¤# , $$\\$$ , , $$\\$$ , #¤%%%--,,,
,:-\%$¤#@# , $$--¤¤--$$ , the , $$--¤¤--$$ , #@#¤$%\-:,
,:-\%$¤#@# \--¤¤##¤¤--\ $ $ \--¤¤##¤¤--\ #@#¤$%\-:,
,,,--\%¤¤# , $$--¤¤--$$ ,$$ shower $$, $$--¤¤--$$ , #¤¤%\--,,,
,,,,,,:-%¤ $, $$\\$$ ,$$ $$, $$\\$$ ,$ ¤%-:,,,,,,
,:-\%$¤#@# # , , , , , , , , # #@#¤$%\-:,
,,,::\%$#@ $ 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. #$$\:,,,,,
,:-\%$¤¤¤@ your feet feel the cold stone floor, @¤¤¤$%\-:,
,,,::-\\$# your hands find the rubber handles to #$\\-::,,,
,:-\%%%¤¤¤ guide you into the cabin. ¤¤¤%%%\-:,
,,,,,-%$¤¤ ¤¤$%-,,,,,
,::::\\%¤¤ and then, the hot water, the ¤¤%\\::::,
,,,,,:\$#@ underground rain. drenching you, @#$\:,,,,,
,:-\%$¤#@# lathering you. infused with oils and #@#¤$%\-:,
,,,,,,:\$# scents. and then, also from above, the #$\:,,,,,,
,:-\%$#@## shower creatures. first their black ##@#$%\-:,
,,,,,:-%$¤ velvet arms, touching, and then entire ¤$%-:,,,,,
,:-\%$$$¤# 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 #$\:,,,,,,
,,,::\$¤#@ transformed too early, and are instead @#¤$\::,,,
,:-\%$¤#@# allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. #@#¤$%\-:,
,,,,,::-%¤ ¤%-::,,,,,
,:-\%$¤#@# you are steamed, caressed, cleaned, #@#¤$%\-:,
,:---%%¤¤¤ 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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