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#@#$%:«^¨¨   ¨ $$::$$ ¨                ¨ $$::$$ ¨   ¨¨^«:%$#@#
@#$%:«^¨¨¨ ¨ $$««##««$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$««##««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨^«:%$#@
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$%:«^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««##««$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$««##««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^«:%$
%:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨  $¨ $$::$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$::$$ ¨$  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:%
:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:
«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $              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,     ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:%
$%:«^¨¨¨¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨¨¨¨^«:%$
#$%:«^¨¨¨¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨¨¨^«:%$#
@#$%:«^¨¨¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨¨¨^«:%$#@
#@#$%:«^¨¨        hands gone, you step out.         ¨¨^«:%$#@#
##@#$%:«^¨                                          ¨^«:%$#@##
#@#$%:«^¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨^«:%$#@#
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