¨¨¨¨¨^«\^&                                          &^\«^¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«                                          «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨