¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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.    ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§