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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-   ¨ $$==$$ ¨                ¨ $$==$$ ¨   -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-= ¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨ =-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=§  =--&&##&&--=   $      $   =--&&##&&--=  §=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-=§$ ¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$--&&--$$ ¨ $§=-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-=§$&  $¨ $$==$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$==$$ ¨$  &$§=-^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^-=§$&£@ $              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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