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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    ...,=*%@£@
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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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