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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨:~\*§
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###§*%\~:¨  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.        ¨:~\*§####
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#*\\:¨¨¨¨¨  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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~%§
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###§*%\~:¨   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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