§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§   ¨ &&//&& ¨                ¨ &&//&& ¨   ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ¨ &&««§§««&& ¨    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.    §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨