##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##
##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##
#@@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@@#
##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##
@@#%§§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§§%#@@
#§§-~¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨~-§§#
#%%==~¨¨¨¨   ¨ %%==%% ¨                ¨ %%==%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨~==%%#
@@@#%§=-~¨ ¨ %%--##--%% ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨-§%#
##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##
@#%=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=%#@
##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##
@#%§§=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=§§%#@
##@#%§=-~¨                                          ¨~-=§%#@##