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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. §¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§   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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