¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§§§§§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§§§
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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.    ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨§§§§¨¨