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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.    $†».¨¨¨¨¨¨
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