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#$*=--¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨--=*$#
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##@#$§*=-¨                                          ¨-=*§$#@##
@$***--¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨--***$@
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##@#$§*=-¨   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨-=*§$#@##
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@#§=====-¨  *==######==*   $      $   *==######==*  ¨-=====§#@
##@#$§*=-¨ ¨ $$==##==$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$==##==$$ ¨ ¨-=*§$#@##
#$**--¨¨¨¨  $¨ $$**$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$**$$ ¨$  ¨¨¨¨--**$#
##@#$§*=-¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨-=*§$#@##
##@#$§*=-¨ $              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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##@#$§*=-¨                                          ¨-=*§$#@##
##@#$§*=-¨                                          ¨-=*§$#@##