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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^--&#&&--^ § § ^--&#&&--^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§--&&--§§ ¨§§ shower §§¨ §§--&&--§§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨^-^†§#
###&§†^-^¨ ¨^-^†§##
##&§†^-^¨¨ later, elevator back up. new body. ¨¨^-^†§#
#&§†^-^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^-^†§
&§†^-^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^-^†§&
§†^-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-^†§
†^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^†
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