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£§$*=«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«=*$§£
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*=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=*
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«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  $¨ $$==$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$==$$ ¨$  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $              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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#£§$*=«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«=*$§£#