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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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¨:~†§¤#¶¶¶                                          ¶¶¶#¤§†~:¨
¨:~†§¤#¶@#                                          #@¶#¤§†~:¨