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