##¶¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤¶##
##¶¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤¶##
¤¤$=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=$¤¤
#¤%†††=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=†††%¤#
¶%††==¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨==††%¶
##¶¤%$†=~¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨~=†$%¤¶##
¤%$$$=~~~¨   ¨ %%††%% ¨                ¨ %%††%% ¨   ¨~~~=$$$%¤
¤%$$=¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%==¤¤==%% ¨    THE     ¨ %%==¤¤==%% ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨=$$%¤
#¶%$=¨¨¨¨¨  †==¤¤##¤¤==†   %      %   †==¤¤##¤¤==†  ¨¨¨¨¨=$%¶#
###¤%$†=~¨ ¨ %%==¤¤==%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%==¤¤==%% ¨ ¨~=†$%¤###
##¶¤%$†=~¨  %¨ %%††%% ¨%%            %%¨ %%††%% ¨%  ¨~=†$%¤¶##
¶%$†~¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨~†$%¶
##¶¤%$†=~¨ %              DEEP BELOW              % ¨~=†$%¤¶##
#¤¤%$$†=~¨  GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,   ¨~=†$$%¤¤#
¶¶%%%$†=~¨   IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE    ¨~=†$%%%¶¶
###¤%$†=~¨  LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES   ¨~=†$%¤###
¤¤¤%$==¨¨¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ¨¨¨==$%¤¤¤
##¶¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤¶##
##¶¤%$†=~¨   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  ¨~=†$%¤¶##
##¶¤%$†=~¨   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   ¨~=†$%¤¶##
##¶¤%$†=~¨  YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO   ¨~=†$%¤¶##
#¶¤%†=~~¨¨        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.    ¨¨¨¨¨==†%¶
##¶¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤¶##
#¤%$$===~¨                                          ¨~===$$%¤#
##¶¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤¶##
###¤%$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$%¤###
¶¤$$=~~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~~=$$¤¶