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