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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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨