@&^^~~~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~~~^^&@
###@&*†~:¨                                          ¨:~†*&@###
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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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&*^^^~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~^^^*&
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