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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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