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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\ \«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¨ &&\\&& ¨ ¨ &&\\&& ¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« ¨ &&««##««&& ¨ the ¨ &&««##««&& ¨ «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\ \««######««\ & & \««######««\ \«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\† ¨ &&««##««&& ¨&& 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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