¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨§
§¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨   ¨ @@//@@ ¨                ¨ @@//@@ ¨   ¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨§ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨§§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨