,~~†%@¤¶## ##¶¤@%†~~,
,~~†%%%%%¤ ¤%%%%%†~~,
,~~††%@¤¤# #¤¤@%††~~,
,,,,~††@¶# #¶@††~,,,,
,~~†%@¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤@%†~~,
,,,~~†%@¶¶ , , , , , , , , ¶¶@%†~~,,,
,~~†%@¤¶## , @@††@@ , , @@††@@ , ##¶¤@%†~~,
,~~†%@¤¶## , @@~~¤¤~~@@ , 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. ##¶¤@%†~~,
,,,~~%%@¶# #¶@%%~~,,,
,~~†%@¤¶## ##¶¤@%†~~,
,~~†%@¤¶## ##¶¤@%†~~,
,,,,,,~%@¶ ¶@%~,,,,,,
,,,,,~†@¤# #¤@†~,,,,,