¨,=†%@#@##                                          ##@#@%†=,¨
¨¨,=†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†%@#@                                          @#@%†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†%@#                                          #@%†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†%@                                          @%†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†%@#    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    #@%†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=†%@#@   ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨   @#@%†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†%@#@# ¨ ¤¤==@@==¤¤ ¨    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.    @#@%†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†=,¨¨
¨,=†%@#@##                                          ##@#@%†=,¨
¨¨,=†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†%@#@                                          @#@%†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†%@#                                          #@%†=,¨¨¨¨