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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,   ¨ $$^^$$ ¨                ¨ $$^^$$ ¨   ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««¤¤««$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$««¤¤««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««¤¤««$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$««¤¤««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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  $§^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^§        bodies. chests and snouts.        §^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^                                          ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« the creatures are meant to comfort you,  «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     drained... and then brought back,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^         hands gone, you step out.        ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^§                                          §^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^§$    later, elevator back up. new body.    $§^«,¨¨¨¨¨
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