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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.        ###§$$\=~¨
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¨~=\$$§###  the creatures are meant to comfort you, ###§$$\=~¨
¨~=\$$§###  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  ###§$$\=~¨
¨¨¨~~=$§§# allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. #§§$=~~¨¨¨
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¨~=\$$§###    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ###§$$\=~¨
¨¨¨=\\$$##     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.        ###§$$\=~¨
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¨~=\$$####    later, elevator back up. new body.    ####$$\=~¨
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