,,,^****%#                                          #%****^,,,
,,,^^***%#                                          #%***^^,,,
,^-**@####                                          ####@**-^,
,^--**%@@#                                          #@@%**--^,
,-**%@####                                          ####@%**-,
,^-**%@###    , ,  , ,                  , ,  , ,    ###@%**-^,
,,^--***%@   , %%**%% ,                , %%**%% ,   @%***--^,,
,^-**%@### , %%--@@--%% ,    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.    @%*-^,,,,,
,,,,,^-*@#                                          #@*-^,,,,,
,,,,,-**@#                                          #@**-,,,,,
,,,,,,-**@                                          @**-,,,,,,
,^-**%@@@@                                          @@@@%**-^,
,^-**%@###                                          ###@%**-^,