*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*
$*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*$
&$*«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«*$&
&&$*«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«*$&&
#&&$*«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«*$&&#
##&&$*«.¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨.«*$&&##
###&&$*«.¨   ¨ &&**&& ¨                ¨ &&**&& ¨   ¨.«*$&&###
##&&$*«.¨¨ ¨ &&««&&««&& ¨    the     ¨ &&««&&««&& ¨ ¨¨.«*$&&##
#&&$*«.¨¨¨  *««&&##&&««*   &      &   *««&&##&&««*  ¨¨¨.«*$&&#
&&$*«.¨¨¨¨ ¨ &&««&&««&& ¨&& shower &&¨ &&««&&««&& ¨ ¨¨¨¨.«*$&&
&$*«.¨¨¨¨¨  &¨ &&**&& ¨&&            &&¨ &&**&& ¨&  ¨¨¨¨¨.«*$&
$*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*$
*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &              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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*
$*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*$
&$*«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«*$&
&&$*«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«*$&&