#@#§%§*-~¨                                          ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*§%§#@
#@#§%§*-~¨                                          ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*§%§#@
#@#§%§*-~¨                                          ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨~-*§%§#@
#@#§%§*-~¨   ¨ %%**%% ¨                ¨ %%**%% ¨   ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨ ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨    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.    ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*§%§#@
#@#§%§*-~¨                                          ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*§%§#@
#@#§%§*-~¨                                          ¨~-*§%§#@#
@#§%§*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*§%§#@