¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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.    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨