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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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$$=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=$$
$=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=$
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=