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##£&%*^=~¨  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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###£&%*^=¨   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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##£&%*^=~¨     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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