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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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