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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.    ###¤*†^~,.
.,~^†*¤###                                          ###¤*†^~,.
....,^^††¤                                          ¤††^^,....
...~^†*¤¤#                                          #¤¤*†^~...
.,~^†¤####                                          ####¤†^~,.
.,~^†***¤#                                          #¤***†^~,.