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.^†$%#@@##  mostly from below - here is the shower. ##@@#%$†^.
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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       @#%†««««^.
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.^«†$%#@##   lathering you. infused with oils and   ##@#%$†«^.
.^«†$%#@@@  scents. and then, also from above, the  @@@#%$†«^.
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.^«†$%##@@        bodies. chests and snouts.        @@##%$†«^.
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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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.^«†$%%%@@   slowly, waking as the water dries off  @@%%%$†«^.
.^«†$%#@@#    of you. cabin open to the cold air    #@@#%$†«^.
.....«$#@@ tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  @@#$«.....
.^«†$%#@@@        hands gone, you step out.         @@@#%$†«^.
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.^«†$%@@##    later, elevator back up. new body.    ##@@%$†«^.
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