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###&&*;«,¨                                          ¨,«;*&&###
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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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&&**«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«**&&
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