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¨.~/$*¤### *              deep below              * ###¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##  ground level, several elevators down,   ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨~//$*¶    in the dark water where the surface   ¶*$//~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..~$*¶¶  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   ¶¶*$~..¨¨¨
¨.~/$*¤¶¶¶  mostly from below - here is the shower. ¶¶¶¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨~~//*¤   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   ¶¶*/~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##        bodies. chests and snouts.        ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨¨¨~~~/*¤#                                          #¤*/~~~¨¨¨
¨.~/$*¤¶## the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨./$*¶¶    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ¶¶*$/.¨¨¨¨
¨.~/$*¤¶¶#  whole ordeal works best if you are not  #¶¶¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*¤¶##  transformed too early, and are instead  ##¶¤*$/~.¨
¨.~/*¤¶### 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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