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###@&^/«,.  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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