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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨^«:§%
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@&%§:«^¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨^«:§%&@
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