§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨   ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨   §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨¨ ¨ ¤¤==§§==¤¤ ¨    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.    ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨