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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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