§§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨§¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨§§
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§§¨§
§§¨¨§§¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§   ¨ $$::$$ ¨                ¨ $$::$$ ¨   §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨§§¨§ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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.    ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§¨¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨