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