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§§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ $ 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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