,,~;^%#### ####%^;~,,
,,~;^%#@## ##@#%^;~,,
,,,,,~^%## ##%^~,,,,,
,,~;;;;;^# #^;;;;;~,,
,,~;^%#@## ##@#%^;~,,
,,~;^%##@# , , , , , , , , #@##%^;~,,
,,,,,,~;%# , %%;;%% , , %%;;%% , #%;~,,,,,,
,,~;^%##@# , %%~~##~~%% , 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. #%^^;,,,,,
,,~;^%###@ @###%^;~,,
,,~;^^^##@ @##^^^;~,,
,,~;^%##@@ @@##%^;~,,
,,~;^%##@@ @@##%^;~,,
,,,,,,~^## ##^~,,,,,,