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