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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. ####$^†~.¨
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¨.~†^$####  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  ###^^†~.¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.†$#  transformed too early, and are instead  #$†.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~†^$#### allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ####$^†~.¨
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¨¨¨¨~~†$$#   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    #$$†~~¨¨¨¨
¨.~†^$####    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ####$^†~.¨
¨.~†^$####     drained... and then brought back,    ####$^†~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~^#   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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