,,,,,,^~*^ ^*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*^ ^*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~*^% %^*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*^%# #%^*~^,,,,
,,,^~*^%#@ , , , , , , , , @#%^*~^,,,
,,^~*^%#@# , %%**%% , , %%**%% , #@#%^*~^,,
,^~*^%#@## , %%~~##~~%% , 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. #%^*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*^% %^*~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*^ ^*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*^ ^*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~*^% %^*~^,,,,,