¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨   ¨ @@::@@ ¨                ¨ @@::@@ ¨   ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§