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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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