###@&$†~^¨                                          ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨   ¨ &&††&& ¨                ¨ &&††&& ¨   ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    the     ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨ ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  †~~§§##§§~~†   &      &   †~~§§##§§~~†  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨&& shower &&¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨ ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  &¨ &&††&& ¨&&            &&¨ &&††&& ¨&  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨ &              deep below              & ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨   ground level, several elevators down,  ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨    in the dark water where the surface   ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨ mostly from below - here is the shower.  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨   your hands find the rubber handles to  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨         guide you into the cabin.        ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨       and then, the hot water, the       ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨     underground rain. drenching you,     ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨   lathering you. infused with oils and   ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨    shower creatures. first their black   ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨                                          ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨ the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@
#@&$†~^¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
##@&$†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†$&@##
###@&$†~^¨                                          ¨^~†$&@###
##@&$†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†$&@##
#@&$†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†$&@#
@&$†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†$&@