¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§§
§¨§§§§¨§§¨                                          §§§§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§   ¨ &&\\&& ¨                ¨ &&\\&& ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§§§¨§§¨ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    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.    §¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨§¨§§§§
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨