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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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##@*§†«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«†§*@##