§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§   ¨ %%::%% ¨                ¨ %%::%% ¨   §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§ ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨    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.    §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨