@#$^*=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=*^$#@
#$^*=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=*^$#
$^*=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=*^$
^*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*^
*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
^*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*^
$^*=:¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨:=*^$
#$^*=:¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$==##==$$ ¨    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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*^
$^*=:¨¨¨¨¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨¨¨¨:=*^$
#$^*=:¨¨¨¨ tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  ¨¨¨¨:=*^$#
@#$^*=:¨¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨:=*^$#@
#@#$^*=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=*^$#@#
##@#$^*=:¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨:=*^$#@##
#@#$^*=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=*^$#@#
@#$^*=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=*^$#@
#$^*=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=*^$#
$^*=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=*^$
^*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*^