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#@§$§=«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«=§$§@#
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$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
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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.  ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨  your hands find the rubber handles to   ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
@§$§=«.¨¨¨         guide you into the cabin.        ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
#@§$§=«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«=§$§@#
##@§$§=«.¨       and then, the hot water, the       ¨.«=§$§@##
#@§$§=«.¨¨     underground rain. drenching you,     ¨¨.«=§$§@#
@§$§=«.¨¨¨   lathering you. infused with oils and   ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨    shower creatures. first their black   ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
@§$§=«.¨¨¨ the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
#@§$§=«.¨¨   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ¨¨.«=§$§@#
##@§$§=«.¨    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ¨.«=§$§@##
#@§$§=«.¨¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨¨.«=§$§@#
@§$§=«.¨¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨     drained... and then brought back,    ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
@§$§=«.¨¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
#@§$§=«.¨¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨.«=§$§@#
##@§$§=«.¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨.«=§$§@##
#@§$§=«.¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨.«=§$§@#
@§$§=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=§$§@
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=§
$§=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=§$
§$§=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=§$§
@§$§=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=§$§@