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