...^~*^%§@ @§%^*~^...
..^~*^%§@# #@§%^*~^..
.^~*^%§@## ##@§%^*~^.
..^~*^%§@# #@§%^*~^..
...^~*^%§@ @§%^*~^...
....^~*^%§ . . . . . . . . §%^*~^....
.....^~*^% . %%**%% . . %%**%% . %^*~^.....
....^~*^%§ . %%~~§§~~%% . 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. %^*~^.....
....^~*^%§ §%^*~^....
...^~*^%§@ @§%^*~^...
..^~*^%§@# #@§%^*~^..
.^~*^%§@## ##@§%^*~^.
..^~*^%§@# #@§%^*~^..