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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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