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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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