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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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