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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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##&%†*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*†%&##