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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^   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,  $§^~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^§   keep you entranced, and keep you from  §^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-  transformed too early, and are instead  -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-    modified, liquified; dissolved and    -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~     drained... and then brought back,    ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^§    of you. cabin open to the cold air    §^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~^§$  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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