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¨¨¨¨¨:-^†¤                                          ¤†^-:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:-^†¤   ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨   ¤†^-:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:-^†¤¤#  ^--¤¤##¤¤--^   ¤      ¤   ^--¤¤##¤¤--^  #¤¤†^-:¨¨¨
¨¨:-^†¤¤## ¨ ¤¤--¤¤--¤¤ ¨¤¤ 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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