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