###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###
###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###
###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###
§@=::¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨::=@§
#@=::::¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨::::=@#
###§@†=~:¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨:~=†@§###
§§†~~¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ @@==@@ ¨                ¨ @@==@@ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨~~†§§
###§@†=~:¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    ¨:~=†@§###
###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###
§†=~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~=†§
§§@@†==~:¨                                          ¨:~==†@@§§
###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###
###§@†=~:¨                                          ¨:~=†@§###