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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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