§&:~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~:&§
§&&&::~,,¨                                          ¨,,~::&&&§
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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.    ¨,~:%&§###
§&:~~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~~:&§
###§&%:~,¨                                          ¨,~:%&§###
#§%%:~~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~~:%%§#
###§&%:~,¨                                          ¨,~:%&§###
§%%:~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~:%%§