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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. ¨¨^~/%¤###
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#¤%/~^¨¨¨¨  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.        ¨¨¨^~/%¤##
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¤%/~^¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨^~/%¤#
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###¤%/~^¨¨    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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/%
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%/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/%
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