¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
§¨§§§§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§§¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§¨§§§¨§§   ¨ %%//%% ¨                ¨ %%//%% ¨   ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨    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.    §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨§§¨