§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§   ¨ %%††%% ¨                ¨ %%††%% ¨   §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§ ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨    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.    §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨