*^†-:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:-†^*
^†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†^
†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†
^†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†^
*^†-:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:-†^*
§*^†-:¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨:-†^*§
#§*^†-:¨¨¨   ¨ **††** ¨                ¨ **††** ¨   ¨¨¨:-†^*§#
##§*^†-:¨¨ ¨ **--§§--** ¨    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.    ¨¨¨:-†^*§#
§*^†-:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:-†^*§
*^†-:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:-†^*
^†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†^
†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†
^†-:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-†^