¨§§§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨§§
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨§§§§§§§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§   ¨ @@//@@ ¨                ¨ @@//@@ ¨   §¨§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨ @@--§§--@@ ¨    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.    §§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨§