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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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