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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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