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#£&%/~^¨¨¨ ¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨%% shower %%¨ %%~~&&~~%% ¨ ¨¨¨^~/%&£#
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##£&%/~^¨¨ %              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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