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¨^~^=&@¶## ¨ &&~~@@~~&& ¨    the     ¨ &&~~@@~~&& ¨ ##¶@&=^~^¨
¨^~^=&¶###  ^~~@@##@@~~^   &      &   ^~~@@##@@~~^  ###¶&=^~^¨
¨^~^=&@¶## ¨ &&~~@@~~&& ¨&& 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. @@=^^~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=&@#    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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