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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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