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,,,,^~*§%# *~~######~~* % % *~~######~~* #%§*~^,,,,
,,,^~*§%#@ , %%~~##~~%% ,%% 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. §*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ 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. §*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~*§% %§*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*§%# #%§*~^,,,,
,,,^~*§%#@ @#%§*~^,,,
,,^~*§%#@# #@#%§*~^,,
,^~*§%#@## ##@#%§*~^,