@¤$*=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤@
#@¤$*=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=*$¤@#
##@¤$*=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=*$¤@##
###@¤$*=~¨                                          ¨~=*$¤@###
##@¤$*=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=*$¤@##
#@¤$*=~¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨~=*$¤@#
@¤$*=~¨¨¨¨   ¨ $$^^$$ ¨                ¨ $$^^$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤@
¤$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$==¤¤==$$ ¨    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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
¤$*=~¨¨¨¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$¤
@¤$*=~¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤@
#@¤$*=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=*$¤@#
##@¤$*=~¨¨    you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,   ¨¨~=*$¤@##
###@¤$*=~¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨~=*$¤@###
##@¤$*=~¨¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨¨~=*$¤@##
#@¤$*=~¨¨¨   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ¨¨¨~=*$¤@#
@¤$*=~¨¨¨¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤@
¤$*=~¨¨¨¨¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$¤
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
¤$*=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$¤
@¤$*=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤@
#@¤$*=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=*$¤@#
##@¤$*=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=*$¤@##
###@¤$*=~¨                                          ¨~=*$¤@###