,~~*^%¤@@# #@@¤%^*~~,
,~~*^%%¤¤¤ ¤¤¤%%^*~~,
,~~*^%¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤%^*~~,
,~~*^%¤@@# #@@¤%^*~~,
,~~*^%¤@## ##@¤%^*~~,
,,,~~~**%¤ , , , , , , , , ¤%**~~~,,,
,~~*^%¤@@# , %%**%% , , %%**%% , #@@¤%^*~~,
,,,,,~^%%@ , %%~~¤¤~~%% , 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. @@@¤%^*~~,
,,,,,,~*%@ @%*~,,,,,,
,~~*^%¤@@@ @@@¤%^*~~,
,~~*^^^%@@ @@%^^^*~~,
,~~*^%%%%@ @%%%%^*~~,
,~~*^%¤@## ##@¤%^*~~,