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¨¨¨§¨§§§§§   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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