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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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