¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*                                          *†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†*¤                                          ¤*†-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†*¤¤                                          ¤¤*†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-†*¤¤#                                          #¤¤*†-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-†*¤¤##                                          ##¤¤*†-^¨¨
¨^-†*¤¤###    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ###¤¤*†-^¨
¨¨^-†*¤¤##   ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨   ##¤¤*†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†*¤¤# ¨ ¤¤--¤¤--¤¤ ¨    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.    *†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†                                          †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-                                          -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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