§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨   ¨ @@**@@ ¨                ¨ @@**@@ ¨   ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ ¨ @@--§§--@@ ¨    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.    §§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨§