¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨   ¨ @@\\@@ ¨                ¨ @@\\@@ ¨   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨