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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.        ¶¶@*//«¨¨¨
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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. ¶**/::¨¨¨¨
¨:«/%***@¶                                          ¶@***%/«:¨
¨¨¨¨«%**@@   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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