§§¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§
§§§§§§§§¨§                                          §§¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨   ¨ $$::$$ ¨                ¨ $$::$$ ¨   ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§ ¨ $$--§§--$$ ¨    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.    ¨§§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§§§§§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨