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