,,,,,,,~\^ ^\~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~\^$ $^\~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\^$@ @$^\~,,,,,
,,,,~\^$@@ @@$^\~,,,,
,,,~\^$@@@ @@@$^\~,,,
,,~\^$@@@# , , , , , , , , #@@@$^\~,,
,,,~\^$@@@ , $$\\$$ , , $$\\$$ , @@@$^\~,,,
,,,,~\^$@@ , $$~~@@~~$$ , 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. @$^\~,,,,,
,,,,,,~\^$ $^\~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~\^ later, elevator back up. new body. ^\~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~\ \~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~\^ ^\~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~\^$ $^\~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\^$@ @$^\~,,,,,
,,,,~\^$@@ @@$^\~,,,,