,,,,:~\*$# #$*\~:,,,,
,::::~~*@# #@*~~::::,
,,,,,,:\*@ @*\:,,,,,,
,,,::\$@@# #@@$\::,,,
,:~\*@#### ####@*\~:,
,:~\*$@### , , , , , , , , ###@$*\~:,
,:~*$@#### , $$\\$$ , , $$\\$$ , ####@$*~:,
,,::~~\\$# , $$~~@@~~$$ , 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, #@*\\\\~:,
,:~\*$$$$# SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF #$$$$*\~:,
,,,:\**@@@ OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR @@@**\:,,,
,,,,:\\$@# TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE #@$\\:,,,,
,:~\*$@### HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. ###@$*\~:,
,:~\*$@### ###@$*\~:,
,:~\*$@### LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY. ###@$*\~:,
,,,,,~~**@ @**~~,,,,,
,,,,,~\$@# #@$\~,,,,,
,,,,:~*@@@ @@@*~:,,,,
,:~\*@#### ####@*\~:,
,,,::\$$## ##$$\::,,,