@&§*†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†*§&@
&§*†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†*§&
@&§*†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†*§&@
#@&§*†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†*§&@#
##@&§*†~^¨                                          ¨^~†*§&@##
#@&§*†~^¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨^~†*§&@#
@&§*†~^¨¨¨   ¨ §§††§§ ¨                ¨ §§††§§ ¨   ¨¨¨^~†*§&@
&§*†~^¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§~~&&~~§§ ¨    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.    ¨^~†*§&@##
#@&§*†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†*§&@#
@&§*†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†*§&@
&§*†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†*§&
@&§*†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†*§&@
#@&§*†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†*§&@#