¨¨¨--;$*§#                                          #§*$;--¨¨¨
¨¨--;$*§##                                          ##§*$;--¨¨
¨--;$*§###                                          ###§*$;--¨
¨¨--;$*§##                                          ##§*$;--¨¨
¨¨¨--;$*§#                                          #§*$;--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--;$*§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §*$;--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--;$*   ¨ **;;** ¨                ¨ **;;** ¨   *$;--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--;$ ¨ **--§§--** ¨    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  $;--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--;         hands gone, you step out.        ;--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-    later, elevator back up. new body.    -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--;                                          ;--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--;$                                          $;--¨¨¨¨¨¨