§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨   ¨ %%††%% ¨                ¨ %%††%% ¨   §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨    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.    §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨