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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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