##@$†*=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=*†$@##
#@$†*=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=*†$@#
@$†*=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=*†$@
$†*=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=*†$
†*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*†
*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*†
$†*=:¨¨¨¨¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨¨¨¨¨:=*†$
@$†*=:¨¨¨¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨¨¨¨:=*†$@
#@$†*=:¨¨¨  slowly, waking as the water dries off   ¨¨¨:=*†$@#
##@$†*=:¨¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨:=*†$@##
###@$†*=:¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨:=*†$@###
##@$†*=:¨¨        hands gone, you step out.         ¨¨:=*†$@##
#@$†*=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=*†$@#
@$†*=:¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨:=*†$@
$†*=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=*†$
†*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*†
*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: