,:~†=*&@## ##@&*=†~:,
,:~†=*&@## ##@&*=†~:,
,,,,,,~=*& &*=~,,,,,,
,:~†=*&@ @#&&*=†~:,
,,,::~~=*& &*=~~::,,,
,:~†=*&# , , , , , , , , ##&&*=†~:,
,:~†=*&@ , **††** , , **††** , @#&&*=†~:,
,:~†=**& , **~~&&~~** , 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. @#&&*=†~:,
,,,,,::†*# #*†::,,,,,
,,,:~~==&& &&==~~:,,,
,:~†=*@# #@#&*=†~:,
,,,,:~†= #&=†~:,,,,
,,,,,~==*& &*==~,,,,,