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#¤%^\«~¨¨¨ %              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.        ¨¨¨~«\^%¤#
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%^\«~¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨~«\^%
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