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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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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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