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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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