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#$†«¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†$#
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##@#*$†«~¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨~«†$*#@##
@@@#*$†«~¨   ¨ **††** ¨                ¨ **††** ¨   ¨~«†$*#@@@
##@#*$†«~¨ ¨ **««##««** ¨    the     ¨ **««##««** ¨ ¨~«†$*#@##
@#***$†«~¨  †««######««†   *      *   †««######««†  ¨~«†$***#@
##*†~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ **««##««** ¨** 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  ¨¨¨¨¨~†*@@
##@#*$†«~¨   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ¨~«†$*#@##
##@#*$†«~¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨~«†$*#@##
##*$$†«~¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨~«†$$*##
##@#*$†«~¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨~«†$*#@##
@**††~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~††**@
##@#*$†«~¨   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ¨~«†$*#@##
@@@#*$†«~¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨~«†$*#@@@
#$†††«¨¨¨¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨¨¨¨«†††$#
##$†~¨¨¨¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨¨¨¨~†$##
@#***$†«~¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨~«†$***#@
##@#*$†«~¨ tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  ¨~«†$*#@##
##@#*$†«~¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨~«†$*#@##
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##@#*$†«~¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨~«†$*#@##
#@##*$†«~¨                                          ¨~«†$*##@#
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##@#*$†«~¨                                          ¨~«†$*#@##
##@#*$†«~¨                                          ¨~«†$*#@##
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