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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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