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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.         ¨,~^%%@###
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨~^%%§
§%%%^~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~^%%%§
@§%~~¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨,~^%%§@##
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##@§%%^~,¨    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.         ¨,~^%%§@##
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##@§%%^~,¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨,~^%%§@##
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