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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.        #£$*^=,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,=^*$ 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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