§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨§§§§
§§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   ¨ %%**%% ¨                ¨ %%**%% ¨   §§§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§§§§§ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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.    ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§§
§§¨§§§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨