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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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¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          #¨##¨¨¨###
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