§§§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨   ¨ @@††@@ ¨                ¨ @@††@@ ¨   §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§