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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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