,:~=*$@@## ##@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@@@@ @@@@$*=~:,
,,,,:~=$@# #@$=~:,,,,
,,,,:=$$@@ @@$$=:,,,,
,,,,,~*@@# #@@*~,,,,,
,:~=*$@@@@ , , , , , , , , @@@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@@## , $$==$$ , , $$==$$ , ##@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$$@@@ , $$~~@@~~$$ , the , $$~~@@~~$$ , @@@$$*=~:,
,,,,,~***@ =~~@@##@@~~= $ $ =~~@@##@@~~= @***~,,,,,
,,,:~***@# , $$~~@@~~$$ ,$$ shower $$, $$~~@@~~$$ , #@***~:,,,
,:~=***$$@ $, $$==$$ ,$$ $$, $$==$$ ,$ @$$***=~:,
,:~=*$@@## # , , , , , , , , # ##@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@@## $ 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, @@****=~:,
,:~=*$@@## slowly, waking as the water dries off ##@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$$@@# of you. cabin open to the cold air #@@$$*=~:,
,:~=*$@### tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ###@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@### hands gone, you step out. ###@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@@@@ @@@@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@### later, elevator back up. new body. ###@$*=~:,
,:~=*$@@@# #@@@$*=~:,
,,,,:===$@ @$===:,,,,
,:~=$@@### ###@@$=~:,
,:~=*@@### ###@@*=~:,
,:~=*$@### ###@$*=~:,