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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.        #¨¨#¨###¨#
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¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ##¨¨#¨#¨##
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¨#¨#¨¨¨###                                          #¨#¨#¨###¨