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##¶@%^/«-¨ ¨ %%««@@««%% ¨%% 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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