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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.         ¨:«:^*&@##
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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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@&&^:«¨¨¨¨    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.         ¨¨¨::::**&
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&^««¨¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨««^&
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