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##@¤%%*«,¨  ground level, several elevators down,   ¨,«*%%¤@##
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##@¤%%*«,¨  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   ¨,«*%%¤@##
¤¤¤%%%*«,¨ mostly from below - here is the shower.  ¨,«*%%%¤¤¤
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##@¤%%*«,¨  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.        ¨,«*%%@###
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##@¤%%*«,¨       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.        ¨,«*%%¤@##
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##@¤%%*«,¨  the creatures are meant to comfort you, ¨,«*%%¤@##
@@@¤%%*«,¨   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ¨,«*%%¤@@@
##@¤%%*«,¨   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ¨,«*%%¤@##
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##@¤%%*«,¨    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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