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¨~=†%@§### ¨ @@==§§==@@ ¨    the     ¨ @@==§§==@@ ¨ ###§@%†=~¨
¨~==†%%%@#  †==§§##§§==†   @      @   †==§§##§§==†  #@%%%†==~¨
¨~=†%@§### ¨ @@==§§==@@ ¨@@ 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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