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###§$†:«~¨ $              deep below              $ ¨~«:†$§###
##$:~¨¨¨¨¨  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,     ¨¨¨~«††††§
###§$†:«~¨   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ¨~«:†$§###
###§$†:«~¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨~«:†$§###
#§$$††:«~¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨~«:††$$§#
###§$†:«~¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨~«:†$§###
###§$†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†$§###
§†:::~¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨~:::†§
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