¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§   ¨ $$\\$$ ¨                ¨ $$\\$$ ¨   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨ $$»»§§»»$$ ¨    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.    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§