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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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###¤%†*«-¨                                          ¨-«*†%¤###