¤%*†,,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,,†*%¤
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##
¶¤%**~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~**%¤¶
###¤%*†~,¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨,~†*%¤###
##¶¤%*†~,¨   ¨ %%††%% ¨                ¨ %%††%% ¨   ¨,~†*%¤¶##
##¶¤%*†~,¨ ¨ %%~~¤¤~~%% ¨    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.    ¨,~†*%¤¶##
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##
¶%††,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,††%¶
#¤*~~~~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~~~~*¤#
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##
##¶¤%*†~,¨                                          ¨,~†*%¤¶##