@#$*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨                                          ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨    the     ¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨  /~~######~~/   $      $   /~~######~~/  ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨ ¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨$$ shower $$¨ $$~~##~~$$ ¨ ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨  $¨ $$//$$ ¨$$            $$¨ $$//$$ ¨$  ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨ $              deep below              $ ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨  ground level, several elevators down,   ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨    in the dark water where the surface   ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨  mostly from below - here is the shower. ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨   your hands find the rubber handles to  ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨         guide you into the cabin.        ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨       and then, the hot water, the       ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨     underground rain. drenching you,     ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨   lathering you. infused with oils and   ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨   shower creatures. first their black    ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨  the creatures are meant to comfort you, ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨    you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,   ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨¨,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨        hands gone, you step out.         ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
#$*/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/*$#
@#$*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,¨                                          ¨,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*$#@#