%**=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ %%**%% ¨                ¨ %%**%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %%==@@==%% ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
@%**=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=**%@
£@%**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**%@£
@£@%**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**%@£@
#@£@%**=,¨                                          ¨,=**%@£@#
@£@%**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**%@£@