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¨:=/^%§### ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨%% shower %%¨ %%==§§==%% ¨ ###§%^/=:¨
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¨:=/^%§### #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ###§%^/=:¨
¨¨¨¨=^^%%§ %              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.    #§%^/:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨==^§§#                                          #§§^==¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=/%§#                                          #§%/=:¨¨¨¨
¨:=/^^^^%#                                          #%^^^^/=:¨
¨¨¨¨=/^^^§                                          §^^^/=¨¨¨¨
¨:=/^%§###                                          ###§%^/=:¨