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¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨####¨#
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#¨¨¨¨###¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨###¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨   ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨   #¨¨#¨##¨#¨
#¨¨##¨##¨¨ ¨ ¤¤==##==¤¤ ¨    the     ¨ ¤¤==##==¤¤ ¨ #¨###¨####
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨  :==######==:   ¤      ¤   :==######==:  ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
####¨###¨# ¨ ¤¤==##==¤¤ ¨¤¤ shower ¤¤¨ ¤¤==##==¤¤ ¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨#
¨¨¨##¨¨###  ¤¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨¤¤            ¤¤¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨¤  ######¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨# #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨######¨#¨ ¤              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.    ¨¨#¨¨##¨¨¨
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