,:-†=$¤#@@ @@#¤$=†-:,
,:-†=$¤#@# #@#¤$=†-:,
,:-†=$¤### ###¤$=†-:,
,,,,,-==$¤ ¤$==-,,,,,
,:-†=$¤#@@ @@#¤$=†-:,
,:-†=$¤#@# , , , , , , , , #@#¤$=†-:,
,,,:-††==¤ , $$††$$ , , $$††$$ , ¤==††-:,,,
,:-†=$¤#@# , $$--¤¤--$$ , 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. ¤$††-,,,,,
,:-†=$¤#@# #@#¤$=†-:,
,,,,,:††=¤ ¤=††:,,,,,
,,,::--=¤¤ ¤¤=--::,,,
,,,,,--=$# #$=--,,,,,
,:-†=$¤#@# #@#¤$=†-:,