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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.    §§%=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=%%§                                          §%%=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~=†%%@                                          @%%†=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†%§                                          §%†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨~~~=%§§§                                          §§§%=~~~¨¨
¨~~=†%§@@@                                          @@@§%†=~~¨