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§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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