§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨   ¨ &&==&& ¨                ¨ &&==&& ¨   ¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§§ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    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.    §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§§§§¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨§