¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨   ¨ %%**%% ¨                ¨ %%**%% ¨   ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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.    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨