§§¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨   ¨ **;;** ¨                ¨ **;;** ¨   ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨ **~~§§~~** ¨    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.    ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨