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##@@&*:-^¨ ¤ deep below ¤ ¨^-:*&@@##
#@@&*:-^¨¨ ground level, several elevators down, ¨¨^-:*&@@#
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@&*:-^¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨^-:*&@@#
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@&*:-^¨¨¨¨ 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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