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§^/~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§~~##~~§§ ¨    the     ¨ §§~~##~~§§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~/^§
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       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.        ¨:~/^§####
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##§^/~:¨¨¨  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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