¨¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨ &¨&&&¨&&&¨
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&& &&&¨¨&&¨¨&
&¨¨&&¨&&&¨ &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&&¨¨& ¨&¨&&&&&&&
&&&&&&¨&¨& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨¨¨&&&& ¨ &&\\&& ¨ ¨ &&\\&& ¨ &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨ &&»»&&»»&& ¨ 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. &&¨&&&¨¨¨¨
&&&¨&&&¨¨& &¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨¨&&¨¨&¨& &&&¨&¨&&¨¨
&&¨&¨&¨&&& &¨¨&&&&¨&¨
&¨&&&&&&¨¨ ¨&¨&¨¨¨&&&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&&¨¨&¨¨