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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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