....^«*†$§ §$†*«^....
...^«*†$§¶ ¶§$†*«^...
..^«*†$§¶# #¶§$†*«^..
.^«*†$§¶## ##¶§$†*«^.
..^«*†$§¶# #¶§$†*«^..
...^«*†$§¶ . . . . . . . . ¶§$†*«^...
....^«*†$§ . $$**$$ . . $$**$$ . §$†*«^....
.....^«*†$ . $$««§§««$$ . 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. §$†*«^....
.....^«*†$ $†*«^.....
......^«*† †*«^......
.......^«* *«^.......
........^« «^........
.........^ ^.........