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-~^†$@¶###   ¨ $$^^$$ ¨                ¨ $$^^$$ ¨   ###¶@$†^~-
¨-~^†$@¶## ¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨ ##¶@$†^~-¨
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¨-~^$@¶### ¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$~~@@~~$$ ¨ ###¶@$^~-¨
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¨-~^†$@¶## #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ##¶@$†^~-¨
¨-~^†$@¶## $              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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¨¨¨¨-~†$¶¶                                          ¶¶$†~-¨¨¨¨