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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§   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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