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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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