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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.        ¨¨¨¨^=^†@£
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##£@†^=^¨¨       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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