¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§§§§
§§§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§§§¨§§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨§§
§¨§§¨¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   ¨§¨¨§§§§§¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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.    ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨