¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§§¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§   ¨ &&\\&& ¨                ¨ &&\\&& ¨   ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨ ¨ &&==§§==&& ¨    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.    §§¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨