§§$\-:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:-\$§§
@@#§%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%§#@@
#@#§%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%§#@#
#§§%%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%%§§#
#%\-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-\%#
##§%\\--:¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨:--\\%§##
§%$$-¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ %%\\%% ¨                ¨ %%\\%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨-$$%§
###§%$\-:¨ ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨    the     ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨ ¨:-\$%§###
§%%%\:¨¨¨¨  \--§§##§§--\   %      %   \--§§##§§--\  ¨¨¨¨:\%%%§
@@#§%$\-:¨ ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨%% 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.    ¨:-\%§#@##
##@§%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%§@##
§%%%\-:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:-\%%%§
#@#§%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%§#@#
@#§%%$\-:¨                                          ¨:-\$%%§#@
§$-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-$§