,,,,~/%§§@                                          @§§%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%§§                                          §§%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%§§@                                          @§§%/~,,,,
,,,~/%§§@#                                          #@§§%/~,,,
,,~/%§§@##                                          ##@§§%/~,,
,,,~/%§§@#    , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,    #@§§%/~,,,
,,,,~/%§§@   , §§//§§ ,                , §§//§§ ,   @§§%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%§§ , §§~~§§~~§§ ,    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.    ##@§§%/~,,
,,,~/%§§@#                                          #@§§%/~,,,
,,,,~/%§§@                                          @§§%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%§§                                          §§%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%§§@                                          @§§%/~,,,,
,,,~/%§§@#                                          #@§§%/~,,,