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&%:^^^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^^^:%&
###&%§:=^¨                                          ¨^=:§%&###
&%§=¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨=§%&
#&%§:^^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^^:§%&#
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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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###&%§:=^¨                                          ¨^=:§%&###
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#%::=¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨=::%#