##¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨¨¨##¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨##¨###¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨##                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨##¨¨¨##    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨###¨¨##   ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨   #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ ¨ ¤¤««##««¤¤ ¨    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.    ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨###                                          #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨###¨¨¨¨#                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨###