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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.    ##@¶@†\=^¨
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¨^=\†§@¶¶¶                                          ¶¶¶@§†\=^¨
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¨^=\†§@¶@#                                          #@¶@§†\=^¨