¨§§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨§¨¨§   ¨ **;;** ¨                ¨ **;;** ¨   ¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§¨ ¨ **»»§§»»** ¨    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.    §§¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§§§§
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§