§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
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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.    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨