§*†=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=†*§
§*†~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†*§
#@#§%*†=~¨                                          ¨~=†*%§#@#
#@#§%*†=~¨                                          ¨~=†*%§#@#
@§§%††~~~¨                                          ¨~~~††%§§@
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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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