§¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§§§§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§§¨§§¨¨¨§¨   ¨ &&::&& ¨                ¨ &&::&& ¨   §§§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§§ ¨ &&--§§--&& ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§§§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨