,,.~*^@¤## ##¤@^*~.,,
,,,.~*^@¤# #¤@^*~.,,,
,,,,.~*^@¤ ¤@^*~.,,,,
,,,,,.~*^@ @^*~.,,,,,
,,,,.~*^@¤ ¤@^*~.,,,,
,,,.~*^@¤# , , , , , , , , #¤@^*~.,,,
,,.~*^@¤## , @@**@@ , , @@**@@ , ##¤@^*~.,,
,.~*^@¤### , @@~~¤¤~~@@ , 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. ##¤@^*~.,,
,.~*^@¤### ###¤@^*~.,
,,.~*^@¤## ##¤@^*~.,,
,,,.~*^@¤# #¤@^*~.,,,
,,,,.~*^@¤ ¤@^*~.,,,,
,,,,,.~*^@ @^*~.,,,,,