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¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨####¨
¨¨¨#######                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ##¨¨¨##¨¨#
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨   #¨#¨¨#¨#¨#
####¨#¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¤¤»»##»»¤¤ ¨    the     ¨ ¤¤»»##»»¤¤ ¨ ####¨#####
¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨  *»»######»»*   ¤      ¤   *»»######»»*  #¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨ ¨ ¤¤»»##»»¤¤ ¨¤¤ shower ¤¤¨ ¤¤»»##»»¤¤ ¨ ##¨¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨##¨##¨  ¤¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨¤¤            ¤¤¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨¤  #¨#¨####¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨# #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # #####¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨###¨## ¤              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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