¨§§¨§§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
§§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          §¨§§§§§§¨§
¨§§§§§§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§   ¨ &&//&& ¨                ¨ &&//&& ¨   ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
§§¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§