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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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