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