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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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